Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark Statue
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 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]
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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.