Captain William Clark Monument Explained
| Captain William Clark Monument |
| Other Title 1: | Naming of Mt. Jefferson |
| Artist: | Michael Florin Dente |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Coordinates: | 45.5711°N -122.7247°W |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
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.
History
The memorial was dedicated on December 11, 1988, and features 7feet bronze sculptures of Clark, York, who was Clark's slave, and an unnamed Native American on a 4feet 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Captain William Clark Monument, (sculpture). . . August 5, 2018 . August 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826001819/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~%21siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~%21297535~%210#focus . live .
- Web site: April 3, 1806 – Lewis and Clark Expedition . . August 5, 2018 . August 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826001817/https://sites.up.edu/museum/april-3-1806-lewis-and-clark-expedition/ . live .
- News: Nip . Melissa . Art on campus ranges from the broadly familiar to the diamonds in the rough . August 5, 2018 . . October 28, 2009 . August 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826001825/https://www.upbeacon.com/article/2009/10/art-hidden-and-in-plain-sight/ . live .
- Web site: Rambo. K.. University of Portland takes down statue of Lewis & Clark slave York. 18 June 2020. OregonLive.com. 24 June 2020. 15 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115163857/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/06/university-of-portland-takes-down-statue-of-lewis-clark-slave-york.html. live.
