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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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64950008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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