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York: Terra Incognita

Coordinates: 45°27′03″N 122°40′11″W / 45.45097°N 122.66974°W / 45.45097; -122.66974
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York: Terra Incognita
The statue in 2017
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ArtistAlison Saar
Year2010 (2010)
MediumBrass sculpture
SubjectYork
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°27′03″N 122°40′11″W / 45.45097°N 122.66974°W / 45.45097; -122.66974

York: Terra Incognita is an outdoor monument by Alison Saar, installed near the Aubrey Watzek Library on the Lewis & Clark College campus, in Portland, Oregon. The brass sculpture commemorates York, an African-American explorer best known for his participation with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and was dedicated on May 8, 2010.[1][2] The 6-foot (1.8 m) statue rests on an approximately 2-foot (0.61 m) bronze base.[3]

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  1. ^ Fitzgibbon, Joe (May 1, 2010). "Expedition's York gets campus statue". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Looking for York in Terra Incognita - The Source - Lewis & Clark". www.lclark.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  3. ^ "Recognizing York - Visiting Campus - Lewis & Clark". www.lclark.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2017-11-05.