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Artist | Leo Friedlander |
Year | 1934 |
Type | Relief |
Medium | Marble, granite |
Subject | Pioneer family, horse, covered wagon |
Condition | "Treatment needed" (1993) |
Location | Salem, Oregon, United States |
44°56′20″N 123°01′50″W / 44.93880°N 123.03046°W |
Covered Wagon, also known as Oregon Trail Immigrants Memorial and Pioneer Family, [1] is an outdoor 1934 white marble sculpture by Leo Friedlander installed outside the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, United States.
Leo Friedlander's Covered Wagon (1934) is a high relief carving depicting a pioneer family in front of a covered wagon, located outside the Oregon State Capitol's main entrance. [1] [2] The figure group includes a father, mother and young boy, plus a horse. The father faces westward with his proper right hand shielding his eyes from the sun, while the mother is shown kneeling and facing forward. The white marble sculpture, carved from a block made of six smaller pieces, measures approximately 152 inches (3.9 m) x 18.5 feet (5.6 m) x 91 inches (2.3 m) and rests on a granite base that measures approximately 67 inches (1.7 m) x 19.5 feet (5.9 m) x 90 inches (2.3 m). [1] On the back is a map illustrating the area covered by the Oregon Trail and depictions of pioneer life. The installation also includes a signed inscription that reads: LEO FRIEDLANDER SC VALIANT MEN HAVE THRUST OUR FRONTIERS TO THE SETTING SUN. [1]
The sculpture was surveyed and considered "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in August 1993, and was administered by the Facilities Division of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services at that time. [1]
Covered Wagon | |
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![]() The relief in 2008 | |
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Artist | Leo Friedlander |
Year | 1934 |
Type | Relief |
Medium | Marble, granite |
Subject | Pioneer family, horse, covered wagon |
Condition | "Treatment needed" (1993) |
Location | Salem, Oregon, United States |
44°56′20″N 123°01′50″W / 44.93880°N 123.03046°W |
Covered Wagon, also known as Oregon Trail Immigrants Memorial and Pioneer Family, [1] is an outdoor 1934 white marble sculpture by Leo Friedlander installed outside the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, United States.
Leo Friedlander's Covered Wagon (1934) is a high relief carving depicting a pioneer family in front of a covered wagon, located outside the Oregon State Capitol's main entrance. [1] [2] The figure group includes a father, mother and young boy, plus a horse. The father faces westward with his proper right hand shielding his eyes from the sun, while the mother is shown kneeling and facing forward. The white marble sculpture, carved from a block made of six smaller pieces, measures approximately 152 inches (3.9 m) x 18.5 feet (5.6 m) x 91 inches (2.3 m) and rests on a granite base that measures approximately 67 inches (1.7 m) x 19.5 feet (5.9 m) x 90 inches (2.3 m). [1] On the back is a map illustrating the area covered by the Oregon Trail and depictions of pioneer life. The installation also includes a signed inscription that reads: LEO FRIEDLANDER SC VALIANT MEN HAVE THRUST OUR FRONTIERS TO THE SETTING SUN. [1]
The sculpture was surveyed and considered "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in August 1993, and was administered by the Facilities Division of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services at that time. [1]