Portland Immigrant Statue

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Portland Immigrant Statue
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The statue in 2020
Portland Immigrant Statue
ArtistJim Gion
Year2011 (2011)
SubjectImmigrant man
Location Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°33′34″N122°33′41″W / 45.5594368°N 122.5613468°W / 45.5594368; -122.5613468 Coordinates: 45°33′34″N122°33′41″W / 45.5594368°N 122.5613468°W / 45.5594368; -122.5613468

The Portland Immigrant Statue is a statue of an immigrant man by Jim Gion, [1] installed near the intersection of Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Killingsworth Street in Portland, Oregon's Parkrose neighborhood, in the United States. [2] [3] The statue was commissioned by the Parkrose Community Foundation to commemorate the neighborhood's centennial anniversary, [4] and installed in 2011. [5] [6]

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References

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