Pioneer - Eugene, Oregon
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DougK
N 44° 02.750 W 123° 04.547
10T E 493928 N 4876966
This male pioneer figure has watched over students at the University of Oregon at Eugene since 1919.
Waymark Code: WMFGV5
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2012
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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:
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Presented to
The University of
Oregon
by
Joseph N Teal
1919
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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