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''Whale'' is an outdoor wooden sculpture of a whale, located in Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States. ==Description== ''Whale'' is a cedar sculpture installed at, and the namesake of, Whale Park (or Hemlock Street Park),〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!330126~!0#focus )〕 located at the north end of downtown Cannon Beach. The sculpture commemorates the visit by members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition's Corps of Discovery in January 1806, including William Clark and Sacagawea, who explored the area to investigate reports of a beached whale.〔''Coast Explorer'': * * * 〕 It measures x x and is positioned horizontally on top of two metal posts anchored in a concrete base which is tall. The whale's head and tail are elevated. The underside of its proper right flipper contains an unintelligible signature by the artist which may read "Harturck" or "Hartwick".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whale (sculpture)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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