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The Promised Land, (sculpture). Artist:  Manuel, David, sculptor. Valley Bronze, Inc., founder. Title:  The Promised Land, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1993. Dedicated March 17, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: laminated board. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 2 1/2 x 7 x 6 ft. (3,000 lbs.) Inscription:  (copyright symbol) 1993 1/9 Manuel/Valley Bronze of Oregon (On back of sculpture:) The Promised Land/1843 Oregon Trail 1993 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figures of a pioneer family, circa 1843. The parents stand to the back and their son stands between them in front. The father is bearded and wearing a long-sleeve shirt, trousers with suspenders and mid-calf boots. He points with his proper right hand and his proper left arm is around his wife, who wears a long prairie dress shawl, and apron. Her hair is in a bun, and she holds a doll to her chest in her proper left hand. The boy wears trousers with suspenders and his shirt sleeves are rolled up. He holds a Bible in his proper right hand, against his proper right leg. A wagon wheel and leaning rifle stand behind the father figure. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- Oregon Trail Figure group -- Family Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Object -- Other -- Wheel Object -- Toy -- Doll Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Oregon Trail Coordinating Council, 222 N.W. Davis, Suite 309, Portland, Oregon 97209 Located Oregon History Center, 1200 S.E. Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon Remarks:  Commissioned by the Oregon Trail Coordinating Council for $150,000 as part of the sesquicentennial celebration of the Oregon Trail. IAS files include related articles from the Oregonian, Dec. 12, 1992 and Aug. 29, 1993 and a project summary from the Council. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993. 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 OR000096   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000096 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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