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After the statues of Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were removed Saturday morning, officials voted to take down a monument to Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Sacagawea.
Some believe that this statue is the one dedicated in 2010 to the Missouri River Federal Courthouse in Great Falls, Montana. Alternatively it could be a confusion due to the similarity of these two statues, both crafted by Grende. [19] A statue of Sacagawea, Lewis, and Clark was removed from Charlottesville, Virginia on July 10, 2021.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark is a historic bronze sculpture of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea located at Charlottesville, Virginia.Known as Their First View of the Pacific, it was sculpted by noted artist Charles Keck (1875-1951), and was the first of four commemorative sculptures commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by philanthropist Paul Goodloe ...
Sacagawea (/ ˌ s æ k ə dʒ ə ˈ w iː ə / SAK-ə-jə-WEE-ə or / s ə ˌ k ɒ ɡ ə ˈ w eɪ ə / sə-KOG-ə-WAY-ə; [1] also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May c. 1788 – December 20, 1812) [2] [3] [4] was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory.
The Supreme Court said a pro-Confederate group had failed to show standing to challenge the statue’s removal. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
One month later, an equestrian statue of King George III was erected. It was executed by the British sculptor Joseph Wilton. [3] Commissioned in 1764 and cast in lead covered with gold leaf, the Neoclassical statue showed King George dressed in Roman garb astride a horse, the whole effect being reminiscent of the Marcus Aurelius statue in Rome.
The mayors of several U.S. cities said they would push ahead with plans to remove Confederate statues.
Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste, designed by Alice Cooper (1875–1937), is an outdoor bronze sculpture, located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon.It depicts Sacagawea, the Lemhi Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition during their exploration of the Western United States, with her son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.