February 23 2021 The mysterious installation depicts William Clark's enslaved servant, York, in a spot where another statue once stood. After a year that saw many of Portland's plinths tumbling like bowling pins, the Rose City has finally placed something new on a pedestal. The bust of York — an enslaved laborer owned by explorer William Clark during his expedition to Oregon with Meriwether Lewis — arrived mysteriously sometime before dawn on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Mount Tabor Park. "This piece of art was a complete surprise to Portland Parks & Recreation," said Adena Long, the bu...