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Fraughton, Edward James,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Religion -- Mormonism
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Diego
Sculpture
Mormon Battalion Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fraughton
,
Edward
James
,
1939-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Mormon Battalion Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1969. Installed Nov. 22, 1969.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.
Inscription:
Edward
J.
Fraughton
signed
Description:
A male infantryman seen standing, dressed in western style hat and moccasin shoes. He is carrying the Book of Mormon in his proper left hand; and holds a rifle over his proper right shoulder. He has a canteen slung across his chest, and wears a backpack with a bedroll. A Bible is stuffed in the pocket of the backpack. He strides forward with his proper left leg.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Mexican War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Religion -- Mormonism
Object -- Written Matter -- Bible
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Diego
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of San Diego, Park and Recreation Department, 202 C Street, MS 9B, San Diego, California 92101
Located Presidio Park, San Diego, California
Remarks:
For further reading see: San Diego Magazine, June 1969; San Diego Tribune, Nov. 15, 1969, and San Diego Union, Nov. 16, 1969 and Jan. 30, 1981.
Three nearby plaques read, from left to right: ERECTED IN HONOR OF/THE 500 VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS OF THE MORMON BATTALION/1846-48/IN THE MIDST OF THEIR PREPARATION FOR THEIR EXODUS TO THE VALLEY OF/THE GREAT SALT LAKE, THE MORMON PIONEERS WERE ASKED BY THE/UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO ENLIST A BATTALION OF 500 VOLUNTEERS/FOR SERVICE IN THE WAR WITH MEXICO. THOSE TROOPS STARTED FROM WESTERN/IOWA IN JULY 1846, AND ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO JANUARY 29, 1849, COMPLETING/THE LONGEST INFANTRY MARCH IN HISTORY. THIS EXPEDITION HELPED WIN THE/WAR, PREPARED THE WAY FOR COLONIZATION OF THE SOUTHWEST, OPENED NEW/TRADE ROUTES AND STRENGTHENED INTERSTATE BOUNDARIES./ERECTED AS A GIFT TO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO/DURING ITS 220 YEAR ANNIVERSARY/BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS/NOVEMBER 22, 1969.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
San Diego Historical Society, 1976.
Butler, John, Mrs., 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 75001331
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75001331
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