Captain William Clark Monument
| Captain William Clark Monument | |
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| Naming of Mt. Jefferson | |
 The monument in 2018 | |
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| Artist | Michael Florin Dente |
| Year | 1988 |
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| Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 45°34′15.9″N 122°43′28.9″W / 45.571083°N 122.724694°WCoordinates: 45°34′15.9″N 122°43′28.9″W / 45.571083°N 122.724694°W | |
The Captain William Clark Monument, also known as Naming of Mt. Jefferson,[1] is an outdoor monument commemorating William Clark by art professor Michael Florin Dente, installed on the University of Portland campus, in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description and history[]
The memorial was dedicated on December 11, 1988, and features 7-foot (2.1 m) bronze sculptures of Clark, York, who was Clark's slave, and an unnamed Native American on a 4-foot (1.2 m) cement and stone base.[1][2][3]
In 2020, during the anti-racism protests in the weeks after the police murder of George Floyd, the statue of York was removed.[4]
See also[]
- 1988 in art
- Lewis and Clark (sculpture), Salem
References[]
- ^ a b "Captain William Clark Monument, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "April 3, 1806 – Lewis and Clark Expedition". University of Portland. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ Nip, Melissa (October 28, 2009). "Art on campus ranges from the broadly familiar to the diamonds in the rough". The Beacon. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "University of Portland takes down statue of Lewis & Clark slave York". 18 June 2020.
Categories:
- 1988 establishments in Oregon
- 1988 sculptures
- Black people in art
- Bronze sculptures in Oregon
- Cultural depictions of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Monuments and memorials in Portland, Oregon
- Monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
- Monuments and memorials to explorers
- Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon
- Sculptures of African Americans
- Sculptures of men in Oregon
- Sculptures of Native Americans in Oregon
- Statues in Portland, Oregon
- University of Portland campus
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