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Meyer, Sabra Tull,
Crucible Foundry,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Lewis, Meriwether
Portrait male -- Clark, William
Portrait male -- Drouillard, George
Ethnic -- Indian
Portrait male -- York
Animal -- Dog
Sculpture
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Jefferson City
Corps of Discovery Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Meyer, Sabra Tull, sculptor.
Crucible Foundry, founder.
Title:
Corps of Discovery Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Lewis and Clark Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
2001. Dedicated June 4, 2008.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Lewis: H. 9 ft. 6 in.; Clark: H. 8 ft.
Inscription:
(dated) signed
Description:
This monument commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase was inspired by an entry from William Clark's journal for June 4, 1804 describing the group's campsite on a bluff that would become the site of the Missouri State Capitol. The monument depicts Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, along with a French-Canadian-Shawnee hunter named
George
Drouillard
, Clark's slave York, and Lewis' Newfoundland dog Seaman standing on a limestone bluff. The figures are installed atop 1,200 tons of southeast Missouri limestone slabs, below which is a fountain and fountain pool.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Lewis & Clark
Portrait
male
--
Lewis, Meriwether
--
Full
length
Portrait
male
--
Clark, William
--
Full
length
Portrait
male
--
Drouillard
,
George
--
Full
length
Ethnic
--
Indian
--
Shawnee
Portrait
male
--
York
--
Full
length
Animal
--
Dog
--
Newfoundland
Object Type:
Sculpture
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Missouri
--
Jefferson City
Owner:
Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Remarks:
The idea for this monument commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition came from members of the Jefferson City Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Task Force in 2001.
References:
Meyer, Sabra Tull, 2008.
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 78450001
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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