Captain William Clark Monument
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| 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°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.
History
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Captain William Clark Monument, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "April 3, 1806 – Lewis and Clark Expedition". University of Portland. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ Rambo, K. (June 18, 2020). "University of Portland takes down statue of Lewis & Clark slave York". OregonLive.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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