Statue of Harvey W. Scott | |
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Artist | Gutzon Borglum |
Year | 1933 |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Harvey W. Scott |
Dimensions | 3.4 m × 1.1 m × 1.2 m (132 in × 44 in × 47 in) |
Weight | 2 tons |
Condition | "Well maintained" (1993) |
Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
45°30′42″N 122°35′33″W / 45.51162°N 122.59240°W | |
Owner | City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council |
A bronze sculpture of American pioneer, newspaper editor and historian Harvey W. Scott (1838–1910) by Gutzon Borglum, sometimes called Harvey Scott or Harvey W. Scott,[1] was installed on Mount Tabor in Portland, Oregon, United States, until being toppled in October 2020.
Modeled in 1930 and sculpted in 1933, the statue is among Borglum's final works and was donated by Scott's family. The memorial's dedication ceremony was attended by 3,000 people, including Governor Julius Meier, Portland mayor Joseph K. Carson, and Chester Harvey Rowell, as well as members of Scott's family, who created a maintenance fund during the 1940s. The statue has been administered by the City of Portland's Bureau of Parks and Recreation, and later the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. The sculpture has been vandalized multiple times and has been featured in many Portland guides as a feature of Mount Tabor.