Emmet A. Sullivan
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    was born in the Powder River Valley of Montana somewhere between 1894 
and 1899.  
He was a cowboy and he and his family were friends with the famous 
Western artist, Charles Russell.  Later he became a lawyer and had
a practice in Oaks, North Dakota and in Rapid City, South Dakota. 
He turned to sculpture as an occupation in the 1930's.  

After his work on Rapid City's Dinosaur Park, he and his wife ran the
Souvenir Store at the park.

In 1960's he worked on the "Christ of the Ozarks" statue in Eureka 
Springs, Arkansas.

He has sculptured more than 100 busts of famous Plains Indians, and 
several busts of famous Navahos. He was adopted into the Sioux Indian 
tribe in 1928. 

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Webmaster's Note:

* There is a question about the spelling of his name. The information
from the National Register of Historic Places lists his name as
Emmit A. Sullivan.

* However, a booklet called "The Story of the Statue of the Christ of the 
Ozarks" by Gerald L.K. Smith, published in 1967 spells his name "Emmet."
This booklet has an article by Mr. Eric Allen of the Fort Smith 
Southwest-Times Record called "A Study of Mr. Sullivan, the Sculptor".
Mr. Allen interviewed Emmet Sullivan in person and it seems unlikely that
he would spell his name incorrectly after conducting a personal interview.
That's why I am assuming that Emmet A. Sullivan is the correct spelling.

After exhaustive research, I have been unable to verify his dates of birth
or death.  If anyone can help me with this or enlighten me on any other
aspect of his career or his life, I would be most grateful.

Emily Parris
August 2006

emily@dinosaurpark.net

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