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Tampa artwork honors people affected by Fort Brooke

Staff photo by JIM REED

Bobby Henry of the Seminole Tribe stands under the 'Ceremonial Space' public art installation.

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Published: September 22, 2009

TAMPA - Mayor Pam Iorio joined Seminole Tribe leaders this morning to dedicate a Native American-themed public art installation at Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park located at 601 Old Water Street, Tampa.

Apache artist Bob Haozous was selected in 2002 from a national call to artists and commissioned by the city to create "Ceremonial Space," a stainless-steel structure.

The art display is intended to acknowledge and honor all of those who have been affected by events at Fort Brooke when it was an active fort during the 1800s.

Haozous was born in Los Angeles and spent his early years in Apache, Okla. He attended Utah State University, served in the U.S. Navy and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in sculpture from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1971.

Haozous resides and works professionally as an artist in Santa Fe, N.M., and is a member of the Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.

The Seminole Tribe and city contributed funds for the project totaling $500,000.

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