Captain William Clark Monument
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.
| Captain William Clark Monument | |
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| Naming of Mt. Jefferson | |
 The monument in 2018 | |
| Artist | Michael Florin Dente |
| Year | 1988 |
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| Subject | |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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, after statues relating to colonialism and white supremacy had been removed in other cities in the weeks after the police killing of George Floyd, the statue of York was removed.[4]
See also
- 1988 in art
- Lewis and Clark (sculpture), Salem
- Lewis and Clark Memorial Column (1908), Portland
- List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
- Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste (1905), Portland
References
- "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.
- https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/06/university-of-portland-takes-down-statue-of-lewis-clark-slave-york.html
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