C. Warner Williams - Commemorative Plaques Woodcraft

"Cheif Medicine Wood", a bust medeled by C. Warner WIlliams, artisit in residence at Culver is being displayed during March and April in the annual art exhibition at the Art institute in Chicago. Mr. Williams received notice last week that the unsual study had been accepted for the annual exhibit. Artist Williams study was made of Earnest Benedict, editor and publisher of a national Indian newspaper, during the summer of 1941. Benedict, whose Indiana title is "Chief Medicine Wood", spends his summers at Culver as instructor in Indian lore in the woodcraft camp.

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Plaque Commemorates Founding Of Culver Woodcraft Camp
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1962
Culver Citzen

This plaque, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Woodcraft Camp as part of the Culver Summer Schools, was designed by artist-in-residence Warner Williams. The plaque symbolizes the accomplishments of the camp over a period since 1912 when more than 15,000 boys were enrolled. The original of the plaque stands at the entrance to the Woodcraft Camp on the campus of Culver Military Academy, and will be viewed by a large number of visitors expected to attend summer-long observances of the anniversary. Williams a well known sculptor, has been a member of the Culver faculty since 1940.

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