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Scriver, Bob,
Shope, Richard I.,
Modern Art Foundry,
Tanner Brothers,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Lewis, Meriwether
Portrait male -- Clark, William
Occupation -- Other
Portrait female -- Sacajawea
Ethnic -- Indian
Landscape -- River
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Fort Benton
Sculpture
Lewis and Clark Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Scriver, Bob, 1914-1999, sculptor.
Shope, Richard I., architect.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Tanner Brothers, contractor.
Title:
Lewis and Clark Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Decision at Marias, (
sculpture
).
Explorers at the Marias, (
sculpture
).
Lewis and Clark at the Marias with Sacajawea & Pomp, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1974. 1975. Dedicated June 13, 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Statue: bronze; Base: granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 10 x 7 x 7 ft; Base: 6 x 12 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(Appearing twice:) (copyright symbol) Bob Scriver, 1975, D.A. NAWA signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea and her child Pomp at the Marias River. Lewis and Clark are standing; Lewis with telescope looking up the river toward the Rocky Mountains to determine best route to the Pacific. Sacajawea sits with legs outstretched; papoose strapped to her back. All figures are dressed in buckskins. The figures are placed atop a large granite boulder.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Westward Expansion
History
--
United States
--
Lewis & Clark
Portrait male
--
Lewis, Meriwether
Portrait male
--
Clark, William
Occupation
--
Other
--
Explorer
Portrait female
--
Sacajawea
Ethnic
--
Indian
--
Shoshone
Landscape
--
River
--
Marias River
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Montana
--
Fort
Benton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Fort
Benton
,
Fort
Benton
Community Improvement Association, 1204 Front Street,
Fort
Benton
,
Montana
59401
Located Front Street levee,
Fort
Benton
,
Montana
Remarks:
Nearby plaque with small relief of
sculpture
reads: STATE OF
MONTANA
/LEWIS AND CLARK MEMORIAL THE EXPLORERS AT/THE MARIAS/
SCULPTURE
BY/ROBERT MACFIE SCRIVER/PRESENTED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION/1804-1806. DEDICATED JUNE 13, 1976, AS A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT OF/THE
FORT
BENTON
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION/THOMAS L. JUDGE -GOVERNOR (list of commission members)/ARCHITECTURE BY RICHARD I. SHOPE/GRANITE BASE BY TANNER BROTHERS.
References:
Lewis & Clark Heritage Foundation, unpublished checklist, 1994.
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Montana
survey, 1996.
Scriver, Robert MacFie, 1988.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 64950007
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