Pioneer - Eugene, Oregon - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Pioneer is a figurative sculpture on the University of Oregon campus. The 10-foot tall, buckskin-clad figure stands atop a rock base about 3 feet tall.

Pioneer's artist, Alex Proctor (1860-1950), is regarded as one of North America’s finest animal and Western monumental sculptors from his time, celebrating both famous heroes and iconic figures. His statues are located in many major American cities, on university campuses and libraries, museums, bridges, parks and plazas. Proctor’s monuments tell a story from the Old West, igniting our imaginations about our history and a time when the Western frontier was still alive and on the verge of transformation.

This male pioneer figure has watched over students at the University of Oregon at Eugene since 1919. This Pioneer father figure would be facing Pioneer Mother across campus, but Johnson Hall in between blocks their view of each other. A plaque on the rock base reads:

Presented to The University of Oregon by Joseph N Teal 1919

Amazingly, this sculpture can be seen in Google Street View, on the pathways of University of Oregon.

From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
A male pioneer figure, in walking motion, dressed in buckskins, a hat, and boots. He carries a rifle and a rucksack

From the Smithsonian AIC Remarks:
Jess Craven was the model for the pioneer figure

TITLE: Pioneer ARTIST(S): sculptor: Alexander Phimister Proctor, (1862-1950); founder: Gorham Manufacturing Company DATE: 1918 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000302 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: University of Oregon Near Jensen Hall Eugene, Oregon DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted

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