Equestrian statue of George Rogers Clark in VA Charlottesville US

CountryUS
Town:VA Charlottesville
Year of creation:1921
Rider(s):Clark, George Rogers

(1752 –1818) was an American surveyor, soldier, and militia officer from Virginia who became the highest-ranking American patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War. He served as leader of the militia in Kentucky throughout much of the war. He is best known for his celebrated captures of Kaskaskia (1778) and Vincennes (1779) during the Illinois Campaign, which greatly weakened British influence in the Northwest Territory. The British ceded the entire Northwest Territory to the United States in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, and Clark has often been hailed as the “Conqueror of the Old Northwest”.
Sculptor(s):Aitken, Robert

(1878 – 1949) was an American sculptor.

Description:

Three statues in Charlottesville were removed in July 2021: the statues of Robert Edward Lee, Thomas Jonathan Jackson and this one of George Roger Clark. Their fate is unknown.

Official Smithsonian description: Group of seven figures. The central figure is George Rogers Clark astride a horse. Clark’s torso is turned toward his proper right, with his proper right arm extended to the rear, but he faces forward. His proper left hand holds the reins of the horse. In front of Clark are three Native Americans. Clark’s gaze is directed toward the Chief, who stands clothed in a blanket, looking over his proper right shoulder at Clark. To the chief’s proper right, and slightly behind him, is a woman kneeling, clothed in a blanket. In front of the Chief is a warrior, sitting propped up on his proper right arm. Behind the horse are three of Clark’s men, one squatting and guarding a powder keg, while the other two stand with rifles ready, keeping a close watch on Clark and the Chief.