Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2009 Collection Connections with the Corps of Discovery By Christine C. Brindza In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and his friend, William Clark, to lead the Corps of Discovery to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark’s overall mission was to find and map […]
Bird Woman (Sacagawea) By R.V. Greeves Modeled 2001, cast 2005 Location: Powwow Garden, southeast corner of the property Translated from the Native Hidatsa language, “Sacagawea” means “Bird Woman.” Sacagawea is celebrated as a skilled navigator, captive, wife, mother, guide, and translator. Sculptor Greeves chose to depict her infant son in a traditional cradle on her back. […]
Sacajawea By Harry Jackson 1980 Location: Cashman Greever Garden This bronze portrays Sacagawea, the famed Shoshone woman who safely led Lewis and Clark across the Rocky Mountain wilderness during their trek to the Pacific Ocean from 1804 to 1806. Artist Harry Jackson created this sculpture as a tribute to courage, hoping it would be “as […]
Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2006 A Celebration of the American West through Outdoor Sculpture: Art and the Elements By Christine Brindza, former Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum Photographs by former Photographers Chris Gimmeson and Sean Campbell “Come! See what we have to offer!” With Bob Scriver’s sculpture of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody stationed like […]