York: Terra Incognita | |
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Artist | Alison Saar |
Year | 2010 |
Medium | Brass sculpture |
Subject | York |
Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
45°27′03″N 122°40′11″W / 45.45097°N 122.66974°W |
York: Terra Incognita is an outdoor monument by Alison Saar, installed near the Aubrey Watzek Library on the Lewis & Clark College campus, in Portland, Oregon. The brass sculpture commemorates York, an African-American explorer best known for his participation with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and was dedicated on May 8, 2010.[1][2] The 6-foot (1.8 m) statue rests on an approximately 2-foot (0.61 m) bronze base.[3]