York: Terra Incognita

York: Terra Incognita
The statue in 2017
Artist Alison Saar
Year 2010 (2010)
Medium Brass sculpture
Subject York
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°27′03″N 122°40′11″W / 45.45097°N 122.66974°W / 45.45097; -122.66974Coordinates: 45°27′03″N 122°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. ↑ "Expedition's York gets campus statue".
  2. ↑ "Looking for York in Terra Incognita - The Source - Lewis & Clark". www.lclark.edu.
  3. ↑ "Recognizing York - Visiting Campus - Lewis & Clark". www.lclark.edu.
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