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Covered Wagon, (sculpture). Artist:  Friedlander, Leo, 1888-1966, sculptor. Title:  Covered Wagon, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Oregon Trail Immigrants Memorial, (sculpture). Pioneer Family, (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 152 in. x 18 1/2 ft. x 91 in.; Base: approx. 67 in. x 19 1/2 ft. x 90 in. Inscription:  (Lower right:) LEO FRIEDLANDER SC VALIANT MEN HAVE THRUST OUR FRONTIERS TO THE SETTING SUN signed Description:  A high relief carving of a pioneer family, with a father, a mother, and a young boy, in front of their covered wagon. A horse is grazing beside the wagon. The mother is kneeling and facing to the front; the father looks toward the west with his proper right hand raise to shield his eyes from the sun. The sculpture is carved from a block of marble composed of six smaller blocks. The back is carved with a map of the area covered by the Oregon Trail, and scenes of pioneer life. Subject:  Figure group -- Family History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon Animal -- Horse Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Salem Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Oregon, Department of Administrative Services, Facilities Division, 1225 Ferry Street, S.E., Salem, Ohio 97310 Located Oregon State Capitol, 900 Court Street N.E., Salem, Oregon References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993. SOS Assessment Award, 2000. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 76009564   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76009564 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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