York: Terra Incognita

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York: Terra Incognita
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The statue in 2017
York: Terra Incognita
Artist Alison Saar
Year2010 (2010)
MediumBrass sculpture
Subject York
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°27′03″N122°40′11″W / 45.45097°N 122.66974°W / 45.45097; -122.66974

York: Terra Incognita is an outdoor monument by Alison Saar, installed near the Aubrey Watzek Library on the Lewis & Clark College campus, in Portland, Oregon. The brass sculpture commemorates York, an African-American explorer best known for his participation with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and was dedicated on May 8, 2010. [1] [2] The 6-foot (1.8 m) statue rests on an approximately 2-foot (0.61 m) bronze base. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Fitzgibbon, Joe (May 1, 2010). "Expedition's York gets campus statue". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Looking for York in Terra Incognita - The Source - Lewis & Clark". www.lclark.edu. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Recognizing York - Visiting Campus - Lewis & Clark". www.lclark.edu. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2017.


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