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Sacajawea, (sculpture). Artist:  Jackson, Harry, 1924-2011, sculptor. Wyoming Foundry Studios, founder. Title:  Sacajawea, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Sacagawea, (sculpture). Dates:  1980. Copyrighted 1980. Dedicated July 1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: painted bronze; Base: concrete aggregate. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 9 ft. x Diam. 75 in.; Base: approx. H. 36 in. x Diam. 72 in. Inscription:  (Proper right side of bottom back:) (copyright symbol) Harry Jackson, 1980/WYOMING FOUNDRY/STUDIOS, CAMAIORE ITALY/SA10P/WFS ITALY (stamp and artist's thumbprint) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing windswept figure of the Indian woman, Sacajawea. She has a blanket wrapped around her and is carrying a baby on her back. The blanket is painted in vertical stripes of rust and light and dark cream. Subject:  Portrait female -- Sacajawea -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Shoshone Portrait group -- Family -- Mother & Child Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Riverton Sculpture Owner:  Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Avenue, Riverton, Wyoming 82501 Remarks:  Sacajawea was an Indian guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This statue is the second casting of a work originally commissioned by the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. The statue was a gift from Riverton, Wyoming business leaders. IAS files contain related article from the Riverton Ranger (Wyoming), July 13, 1981. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wyoming survey, 1994. 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 WY000045   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WY000045 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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