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Oregon Pioneer, also known as Gold Man, [1] is an eight-and-a-half ton bronze sculpture with gold leaf finish that sits atop the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, United States. Created by Ulric Ellerhusen, the statue is a 22 ft (7 m)-tall hollow sculpture. The gilded piece was installed atop the building in 1938 when a new capitol was built.
Hirsch then took a trip to Reedsport, Oregon and found a woman who was willing to let him install a statue on her property that people would hunt for. They then drove the statue up to Reedsport, installed the statue in the ground, and recorded a few seconds of footage of the statue to insert into the end of Gravity Falls ' series finale ...
The statue was vandalized in April 2019; it was painted red both in the groin area and on the whip. [16] Then on May 20, 2019--the hundredth anniversary of the statue's installation--students from the Native American Students Union held a protest, calling for the Pioneer to be removed due to the experience of Native American peoples of Oregon. [17]
Ellerhusen completed Oregon State Capitol's golden statue, the Oregon Pioneer, in 1934. For the Louisiana State Capitol building Ellerhusen created "four colossal corner figures standing for 'four dominating spirits of a free and enlightened people,'" [6] Law, Science, Art, and Philosophy. [7]
The most famous statue in the world is probably, maybe the Oscar. Many have been stolen, and several have been sold. ... a little metal man, a 24-karat-gold-plated homunculus devoid of hair ...
The 3.5-ton statue was cast by Roman Bronze Works in New York and was gifted to the State of Oregon in 1924. It was presented "in reverent and grateful remembrance of Robert Booth, pioneer minister of the Oregon Country" by his son, Robert Asbury Booth, who was a prominent Eugene businessman and Oregon State Highway Commissioner. [1] [3]
A bronze statue gilded in gold, the Independent Man was was designed by George Brewster, a Massachusetts sculptor who taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, and installed on top of the State ...
The Man’s ascension was marked by a ceremony presided over by Gov. Phil Noel, Adjutant Gen. Leonard Holland and me. Since July 1976, the Independent Man has stood like a sentinel over our seat ...