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Artwork Information

Artist:

George Clausen

Date:

Mold created in 1937

Media:

Bronze Casting Plaque

Size:

27" diameter, 60-70 pounds  

Location:

Cannell Library (LIB), Second Floor

About the Artist: 

George Clausen quit high school in order to support his family when his own father became ill, teaching himself the trade of architectural drafting. He also taught himself bronze casting; his works were housed in, among other places, the Oregon State Capitol and the Vista House. In 1937, when he created the mold for the Lincoln Medallion, he was working at the Portland Art Museum.

Artwork description:

A young Abraham Lincoln sitting beneath a tree, reading a book, with the inscription “I will study to prepare myself and maybe someday my chance will come.”

Acquisition Information:

Donated by John Clausen, Business Technology Professor and his sister, Grace Sorensen in memory of their parents, George (the artist) and Florence Clausen. John Clausen and his sister wanted their father’s medallion to be placed at Clark College–and specifically in Cannell–because of its theme of education and reading.

Related Links:

https://news.clark.edu/2014/01/new-art-donations-in-the-library/