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Coming of the White Man

Portland, United States of America

Coming of the White Man

Coming of the White Man, also known as the Chief Multnomah Statue, is a bronze sculpture by American artist Hermon Atkins MacNeil, installed in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon in the United States. The statue was gifted to the City of Portland in 1904 by former mayor David P. Thompson and installe

d the following year. It depicts two Native American men, including Chief Multnomah, looking towards the Columbia River upon the arrival of Lewis and Clark.

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