York: Terra Incognita
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]
| York: Terra Incognita | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2017 | |
| Artist | Alison Saar |
| Year | 2010 |
| Medium | Brass sculpture |
| Subject | York |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 45.45097°N 122.66974°W | |
References
- Fitzgibbon, Joe (May 1, 2010). "Expedition's York gets campus statue". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- "Looking for York in Terra Incognita - The Source - Lewis & Clark". www.lclark.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- "Recognizing York - Visiting Campus - Lewis & Clark". www.lclark.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
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