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Scriver, Bob,
Modern Art Foundry,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Lewis, Meriwether
Portrait male -- Clark, William
Portrait male -- York,
Ethnic -- African American
Occupation -- Other
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Portrait
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Great Falls
Sculpture
Explorers at the Portage, (sculpture).
Artist:
Scriver, Bob, 1914-1999, sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Explorers at the Portage, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Lewis and Clark at the Portage, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986. Copyrighted 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Statue: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 9 ft. x 11 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft.; Base: 3 ft. 8 in. x 15 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on lower part of sculpture:) Bob Scriver 1986 (copyright symbol) NSS (symbol) NAWA DA Modern Art Foundry (Plaque on base:) EXPLORERS AT THE PORTAGE/BY Robert M. "Bob" Scriver/Sculptor (Adjacent plaque on base:) IN APPRECIATION TO/ED AND SHIRLEY MITCH/FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION/TO THIS PROJECT (Additional text plaque on base gives Lewis grizzly anecdote) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Lewis, Clark, York, and the dog Seaman overlooking the Sun River, Lewis showing where he and a grizzly bear had a confrontation in the river. Lewis and Clark are shown standing; Lewis with telescope in hand; Clark holding a spear with his proper right hand and pointing with his proper left hand. York (an African-American) crouches, holding a rifle in his proper right arm, and with his proper left arm around the dog's back.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
History -- United States -- Lewis & Clark
Portrait male -- Lewis, Meriwether
Portrait male -- Clark, William
Portrait male -- York,
Ethnic -- African American
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Portrait -- Seaman
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Great Falls
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Great Falls, Civic Center, Great Falls, Montana 59401
Located Broadwater Overlook, 15 Upper River Road, adjacent to Great Falls Visitor's Center, Great Falls, Montana
Remarks:
The statue sits two miles downriver from the Upper Portage Camp site and is designated by the National Park Service, under the National Trails System Act, as part of the Lewis and Clark NHT.
References:
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 64950008
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