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Meriwether Lewis, (sculpture). Artist:  Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, sculptor. Kunst Foundry, founder. Title:  Meriwether Lewis, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. x 1 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  J. E. Fraser SC. Kunst F'ndry N.Y. Meriwether Lewis/1744 1809 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Portrait of Meriwether Lewis, standing dressed in buckskin costume and holding a rifle in his proper left hand and powder horn in his proper right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lewis, Meriwether -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- Lewis & Clark Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Missouri, Office of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, 301 West High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Located Missouri State Capitol, Third floor, south corridor, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Remarks:  IAS files contain newsclippings from Jefferson City Times, Jan. 6, 1980; and Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), Jan. 29, 1986. The sculpture is a companion piece to Fraser's statue of William Clark (see IAS record 27620020). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. Illustration:  Image on file. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed., (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission: pg. 58). Related Works:  Companion to: 27620020. 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 27620019   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 27620019 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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