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Jackson, Harry,
Wyoming Foundry Studios,
Portrait female -- Sacajawea
Ethnic -- Indian
Portrait group -- Family
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Riverton
Sculpture
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
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WY000045
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