Type Sculpture Artist Gutzon Borglum Material Bronze sculpture Year 1933 | Medium Bronze Created 1933 Subject Harvey W. Scott | |
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Condition "Well maintained" (1993) Location Portland, Oregon, United States Owner City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council Similar Thomas Graham Building, Philip Buehner House, Blaine Smith House, Samuel Cobb House, Herman Vetter House | ||
Harvey W. Scott, or simply Harvey Scott, is a 1933 bronze sculpture by Gutzon Borglum depicting American pioneer, newspaper editor and historian Harvey W. Scott, located at Mount Tabor Park in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Description and history
The statue is a bronze portrait of Harvey W. Scott, an American pioneer best known as the long-time editorialist of The Oregonian, wearing a knee-length coat and with his right arm extended and pointing. It was designed by Gutzon Borglum (of Mount Rushmore fame), originally modeled in 1930, and dedicated in June 1933. Kunst Foundry served as the foundry. The sculpture measures 11 feet (3.4 m) x 44 inches (1.1 m) x 47 inches (1.2 m) and rests on a stone base which measures approximately 8 feet (2.4 m), 6 inches (15 cm) x 68 inches (1.7 m) x 73 inches (1.9 m). The plinth's side edge reads, GUTZON – BORGLUM – SCULPTOR, while its back edge contains the inscription, KUNST – FDRY NEW YORK. The front of the base reads: HARVEY W. SCOTT / 1838–1910 / PIONEER / EDITOR / PUBLISHER / MOLDER OF OPINION / IN OREGON / AND THE NATION.
The sculpture was surveyed and considered "well maintained" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in November 1993. At that time, it was administered by the City of Portland's Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Today it is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.