Old Oregon Trail Marker - Small - 1924
$2,500.00Price
This is the smaller 11 inch version. In its full size, it is 36 inches in diameter. This dramatic relief sculpture demonstrates a wagon traversing difficult terrain with oxen and a hardy pioneer at the side.
Sitting in the wagon is a mother and infant. This large relief in bronze a number of key points along the Oregon Trail, ending at Baker, Oregon. It also found its way onto a United States postage stamp, and it became the symbol of Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
This is a smaller example of the Old Oregon Trail plaque, also bronze, is 11 inches in diameter. Both can be made available in bronze castings.
Dimensions
11" Diameter
Artwork Medium
- All reproduced sculptured works of Avard T. Fairbanks are postmortem.
- The mediums are Bronze, cast Stone, Marble, or Resin. Produced from the sculptor’s original model, each bronze casting is professionally produced and followed throughout the casting process by one of Avard T. Fairbanks’ original assistants (his son).
- This includes retouching the wax, chasing the bronze, and selecting the patina to ensure that each piece is of museum collectable quality.