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The '''Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark Statue''' is an historic statue that commemorates the Lewis and Clark Expedition. [[Paul | The '''Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark Statue''' is an historic statue that commemorates the Lewis and Clark Expedition. [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]] gave the statue to the City of Charlottesville as a gift.<ref name=Ebook>Gordon, Armistead C. The Unveiling of the Lewis-Clark Statue at Midway Park in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, November Twenty-one, Nineteen Hundred Nineteen ... Charlottesville: City of Charlottesville, 1919. Electronic.</ref> It was sculpted by [[Charles Keck]] The pedestal is made of Balfour Pink Granite and is fourteen feet tall.<ref name=Ebook/> The bronze statues are eight feet, four inches tall. <ref name=Ebook/> | ||
The original reliefs on the pedestal depict the Pacific slope, the American Eagle, and the seals of the United States and Virginia.<ref name=Ebook/> There are also bronze bas-reliefs at the base of the statue. | The original reliefs on the pedestal depict the Pacific slope, the American Eagle, and the seals of the United States and Virginia.<ref name=Ebook/> There are also bronze bas-reliefs at the base of the statue. |
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The Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark Statue is an historic statue that commemorates the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Paul Goodloe McIntire gave the statue to the City of Charlottesville as a gift.[1] It was sculpted by Charles Keck The pedestal is made of Balfour Pink Granite and is fourteen feet tall.[1] The bronze statues are eight feet, four inches tall. [1]
The original reliefs on the pedestal depict the Pacific slope, the American Eagle, and the seals of the United States and Virginia.[1] There are also bronze bas-reliefs at the base of the statue.
It has become a point of controversy because of its depiction of Sacagewea hiding behind Lewis and Clark. [2] The statue has been the subject of several protests. [3] These protests led to the addition of a plaque honoring Sacagawea [2]
Local Voices, Local History
VIDEO CREDITS: Narrated by Jennifer Tidwell; Graphic design: Jen Fleischer; Project Manager: Kristin Rourke. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gordon, Armistead C. The Unveiling of the Lewis-Clark Statue at Midway Park in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, November Twenty-one, Nineteen Hundred Nineteen ... Charlottesville: City of Charlottesville, 1919. Electronic.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. Sacajawea Acknowledged on Lewis & Clark Statue, Waldo Jaquith, cvillenews.com, 19 June 2009, retrieved 16 Feb 2012.
- ↑ Web. Protesting Columbus Day, cvillenews.com, 8 Oct 2007, retrieved 16 Feb 2012.
External Links
Audiotour website: Source of video EBook about the unveiling of the statue