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Sculptor:
Fraser, James Earle 1876-1953  Search this
Painter:
Harding, Chester 1792-1866 (copy after)  Search this
Architectural firm:
Tracy and Swartwout  Search this
Subject:
Clark, William  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by State of Missouri Division of Facilities Management 301 West High Street Jefferson City Missouri 65101
Located Missouri State Capitol Center of south corridor, third floor Jefferson City Missouri 65101
Date:
1927
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994.
Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed.
Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed., (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission: pg. 58).
Image on file.
(On sculpture, bottom back right:) J. E. FRASER/1927 (copyright symbol) (On front of base:) WILLIAM CLARK/1770 1838 signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Portrait of William Clark, standing wearing buckskin costume and holding a book of papers on which he is drawing a map.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Other--Explorer  Search this
Occupation--Science--Cartographer  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Dress--Historic--Pioneer Dress  Search this
History--United States--Lewis & Clark  Search this
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Control number:
IAS 27620020
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_296815