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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.<ref name=Ebook>[http://books.google.com/books?id=FuYTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA36 Armistead Churchill Gordon, The Unveiling of the Lewis-Clark Statue: At Midway Park in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, November Twenty-one, Nineteen Hundred Nineteen ... Being a Record of the Exercises Attending the Unveiling],  Published by City of Charlottesville (1919)</ref>  It was sculpted by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Keck 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 '''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 in [[1919]].<ref name=Ebook>[http://books.google.com/books?id=FuYTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA36 Armistead Churchill Gordon, The Unveiling of the Lewis-Clark Statue: At Midway Park in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, November Twenty-one, Nineteen Hundred Nineteen ... Being a Record of the Exercises Attending the Unveiling],  Published by City of Charlottesville (1919)</ref>  It was sculpted by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Keck 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.
Charlottesville [[City Council]] voted on [[November 15]], [[2019]] to direct staff to come up with a plan to remove the statue, following a work session attended by descendants of Sacagawea. <ref name="removal">{{cite-progress|title=City Council votes to remove Lewis-Clark-Sacagawea statue|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city-council-votes-to-remove-lewis-clark-sacagawea-statue/article_50f35095-a8c9-55b9-98f3-fc6a92c535f6.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=A1|printdate=November 16, 2019|publishdate=November 15, 2019|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref>


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 statue was made by Charles Keck.
==Location of Statue (1919)==
Sculptor, [[Charles Keck]]. Unveiled, [[November 21]], 1919. Located junction of West Main and Ridge Streets. This work is of the romantic school. It is a three-figure group; [[Meriwether Lewis]], [[William Clark]] and Sacajawea, the young Indian guide with her child. Present Main Street is the Colonial Three-chopt Road, which led from Richmond, passed Boyd’s Tavern and crossed the Rivanna at Secretary’s Ford—now the Woolen Mills (East Market Street). Crossing Mechum’s River it struck in a straight line for Woods’ (now Jarman’s) Gap. It was in use prior to [[1746]]. Though not associated with the expedition, it was felt appropriate to place the explorers on a great early artery and facing into the West.
==Removal==
Controversy arose because of its depiction of Sacagawea behind Lewis and Clark.<ref name=waldo>{{cite web|title=Sacajawea Acknowledged on Lewis & Clark Statue|url=http://cvillenews.com/2009/06/19/sacajawea-acknowledged/|author= Waldo Jaquith|work=|publisher=cvillenews.com|location=|publishdate= 19 June 2009|accessdate=16 Feb 2012}}</ref> Protestors objected that her bowed head looking down suggested subservience.<ref name="plaque">{{cite web |url=http://www.readthehook.com/71039/loo-loo-cry-sacajawea-gets-plaque |title=Loo-loo cry: Sacajawea gets a plaque |publisher=The Hook |publishdate=June 25, 2009  |author=David McNair |accessdate= November 10, 2015}}</ref>  However, the historian speaking at the statue's unveiling in 1919 said she was the expedition's dauntless guide across the Rockies, the pathfinder.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=FuYTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA36 Armistead Churchill Gordon, The Unveiling of the Lewis-Clark Statue], page 27:  "when they returned to Fort Mandan the dauntless Indian woman, Sacajawea, who had been their guide across the Rockies [departed] with her French-Canadian husband, Chaboneau . . . "</ref> The protests led to the addition of a plaque clarifying Sacagawea's contribution to the expedition.<ref name=plaque/>
Controversy arose because of its depiction of Sacagawea behind Lewis and Clark.<ref name=waldo>{{cite web|title=Sacajawea Acknowledged on Lewis & Clark Statue|url=http://cvillenews.com/2009/06/19/sacajawea-acknowledged/|author= Waldo Jaquith|work=|publisher=cvillenews.com|location=|publishdate= 19 June 2009|accessdate=16 Feb 2012}}</ref> Protestors objected that her bowed head looking down suggested subservience.<ref name="plaque">{{cite web |url=http://www.readthehook.com/71039/loo-loo-cry-sacajawea-gets-plaque |title=Loo-loo cry: Sacajawea gets a plaque |publisher=The Hook |publishdate=June 25, 2009  |author=David McNair |accessdate= November 10, 2015}}</ref>  However, the historian speaking at the statue's unveiling in 1919 said she was the expedition's dauntless guide across the Rockies, the pathfinder.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=FuYTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA36 Armistead Churchill Gordon, The Unveiling of the Lewis-Clark Statue], page 27:  "when they returned to Fort Mandan the dauntless Indian woman, Sacajawea, who had been their guide across the Rockies [departed] with her French-Canadian husband, Chaboneau . . . "</ref> The protests led to the addition of a plaque clarifying Sacagawea's contribution to the expedition.<ref name=plaque/>
The topic of moving the statue became more pressing during planning for the [[West Main Streetscape]], which called for moving the statue several feet to allow for closing of a right-turn slip lane. <ref name="removal" />




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==Gallery==
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==References==
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Photo of statue on West Main Street

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 in 1919.[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]

Charlottesville City Council voted on November 15, 2019 to direct staff to come up with a plan to remove the statue, following a work session attended by descendants of Sacagawea. [2]

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. The statue was made by Charles Keck.

Location of Statue (1919)

Sculptor, Charles Keck. Unveiled, November 21, 1919. Located junction of West Main and Ridge Streets. This work is of the romantic school. It is a three-figure group; Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Sacajawea, the young Indian guide with her child. Present Main Street is the Colonial Three-chopt Road, which led from Richmond, passed Boyd’s Tavern and crossed the Rivanna at Secretary’s Ford—now the Woolen Mills (East Market Street). Crossing Mechum’s River it struck in a straight line for Woods’ (now Jarman’s) Gap. It was in use prior to 1746. Though not associated with the expedition, it was felt appropriate to place the explorers on a great early artery and facing into the West.

Removal

Controversy arose because of its depiction of Sacagawea behind Lewis and Clark.[3] Protestors objected that her bowed head looking down suggested subservience.[4] However, the historian speaking at the statue's unveiling in 1919 said she was the expedition's dauntless guide across the Rockies, the pathfinder.[5] The protests led to the addition of a plaque clarifying Sacagawea's contribution to the expedition.[4]

The topic of moving the statue became more pressing during planning for the West Main Streetscape, which called for moving the statue several feet to allow for closing of a right-turn slip lane. [2]


Local Voices, Local History

<youtube>LRhza96gefY</youtube>
VIDEO CREDITS: Narrated by Jennifer Tidwell;
Graphic design: Jen Fleischer; Project Manager: Kristin Rourke.

Gallery

20141214-west-main-statue.JPG

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Armistead Churchill Gordon, The Unveiling of the Lewis-Clark Statue: At Midway Park in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, November Twenty-one, Nineteen Hundred Nineteen ... Being a Record of the Exercises Attending the Unveiling, Published by City of Charlottesville (1919)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Web. City Council votes to remove Lewis-Clark-Sacagawea statue, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 15, 2019, retrieved November 17, 2019. Print. November 16, 2019 page A1.
  3. Web. Sacajawea Acknowledged on Lewis & Clark Statue, Waldo Jaquith, cvillenews.com, 19 June 2009, retrieved 16 Feb 2012.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Web. Loo-loo cry: Sacajawea gets a plaque, David McNair, The Hook, June 25, 2009, retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. Armistead Churchill Gordon, The Unveiling of the Lewis-Clark Statue, page 27: "when they returned to Fort Mandan the dauntless Indian woman, Sacajawea, who had been their guide across the Rockies [departed] with her French-Canadian husband, Chaboneau . . . "

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