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Oregon Pioneer
''Oregon Pioneer'', also known as ''Gold Man'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=J41641857W58L.226&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!330491~!11&ri )〕 is an eight-and-a-half ton bronze sculpture with gold leaf finish that sits atop the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, United States. Created by Ulric Ellerhusen, the statue is a -tall hollow sculpture. The gilded piece was installed atop the building in 1938 when a new capitol was built.
==History==
The "brawny woodsman", as ''Time'' magazine called it, was built in New Jersey by sculptor Ulric Ellerhusen.〔(Gilding Oregon Capitol Pioneer. ) Salem, Oregon Community Guide. Retrieved on February 25, 2008.〕〔(Venus Observed. ) ''Time'', Monday, July 6, 1953.〕 While under construction, Ellerhusen had a large door built in order to allow him to move the statue outdoors to view how it would look in natural lighting.〔 It was finished in 1938 and shipped to Oregon for installation on top of the new capitol building.〔 The previous capitol building had burned in 1935. Shipped to Oregon via the Panama Canal, the statue then traveled by rail to Salem, and then by truck to the capitol.〔 Installation began on September 17, 1938, when the pioneer was hoisted to the top of the building as the installation took several days and was briefly delayed in order for the contractor to find heavier duty equipment to lift the heavy statue.〔Oregon’s Bronze “Pioneer” Rises to Resting Place on Capitol Top. ''The Statesman Journal'', September 18, 1938.〕
Although the rotunda of the capitol that the statue rests upon was damaged in the 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake, the statue itself was unharmed even though it did shift.〔Esteve, Harry. Inside the capitol: Stopping sky from falling takes money. ''The Oregonian'', April 27, 2007.〕 The Oregon Pioneer statue has been finished with a new layer of gold leaf four times in its history. First in 1939 and again in 1958 by Bob Fulton, then in 1984 by John Edwards and Roy Darby. Then in September 2000, it was re-gilded for the fourth time by Lee Littlewood, Peter McKearnan and Nancy Comstock.〔
In January 2001 the Capitol stopped lighting the pioneer at night. This was to save energy during the Western Energy Crisis.〔McLain, Tara. Capitol's golden pioneer won't be lighted at night. ''The Statesman Journal'', January 19, 2001.〕 Then in April 2002 solar panels were installed on the building to power the floodlights that illuminate the statue at night. These panels generate an average of 7.8 kilowatts and were the first solar panels ever installed on a state capitol. The array cost $60,000 and was purchased by Portland General Electric using a special ratepayer financed fund dedicated to purchasing from renewable energy sources.〔Cole, Michelle. Solar project earns capitol a place in sun. ''The Oregonian'', March 6, 2002.〕 As the solar array produces twice as much power as is needed, the additional energy is sent to the power grid and is enough to power roughly one home for eight months out of the year.〔Wong, Peter. Capitol to glow with solar flair. ''The Statesman Journal'', January 20, 2003.〕
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