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Lewis and Clark Expedition, (sculpture). Artist:  Bero, Fred, sculptor. Title:  Lewis and Clark Expedition, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures and base: carved wood, possibly cedar; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Figures and base: approx. 23 x 6 x 6 ft.; Foundation: approx. 1 in. x 11 ft. x 11 ft. Inscription:  (Carved on front of base:) LEWIS & CLARK/EXPEDITION/1805 unsigned Description:  Carved full-length figures of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark standing on a carved wood base. One of the figures holds the barrel of a musket with his proper right hand, with the butt of the musket on the base. To his proper left the other figure holds a telescope horizontally, with both hands, towards his face. Both figures are wearing fringed coats and have their hair gathered in the back. The figure with the musket wears a three corner hat, the figure with the telescope wears a brimless cap. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lewis, Meriwether -- Full length Portrait male -- Clark, William -- Full length History -- United States -- Lewis & Clark History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Tool -- Telescope Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Chinook Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Washington, State Parks and Recreation Commission, P. O. Box 40220, Olympia, Washington 98504 Located Highway 101, near Fort Columbia State Park, Chinook, Washington Remarks:  A nearby plaque reads: LEWIS AND CLARK/CAMPSITE/MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK/WITH MEMBERS OF THEIR EXPEDITION, CAMPED/ IN THIS AREA FROM 16 TO 25 NOVEMBER, 1805./FROM THIS POINT THEY SAW THE BREAKERS/OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND KNEW THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED THE MISSION ASSIGNED TO/THEM BY PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON./THEIR OVERLAND JOURNEY ESTABLISHED/A NEW CLAIM FOR THE UNITED STATES/TO THIS REGION/STATE PARKS AND/RECREATION COMMISSION. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. 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 WA000027   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000027 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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