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Lewis and Clark Memorial Column, (sculpture). Artist:  Schumann, Otto, sculptor. Winslow Bros. Company, founder. Title:  Lewis and Clark Memorial Column, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned ca. 1902. 1908. Dedicated 1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Snake River granite; Base: Snake River granite; Seals: bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 34 ft. 6 in. x Diam. 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Shaft crafted as a Classical column with a sphere on top. The shaft stands on a square base. Seals for the states of Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho, which once comprised the Territory of Oregon, are installed on the sides of the base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Homage -- Lewis, Meriwether Homage -- Clark, William Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Portland, Metropolitan Arts Commission, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 1023, Portland, Oregon 97204 Located Washington Park, Portland, Oregon Remarks:  Commissioned by the Lewis & Clark Exposition Commission for approximately $10,500 as a gift of the people of Oregon in memory of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, first explorers of what is now the states of Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho. The first cornerstone was laid by President Theodore Roosevelt on May 21, 1903. The path leading to the work is lighted. IAS files contain the text of a commemorative plaque and a related article from the Oregonian, Feb. 11, 1967, which details a drive to restore the monument. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OR7015, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1908, pg. 26. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, Jan. 1908, pg. 26. 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 OR000192   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000192 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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