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    		• Shaler, Clarence Addison,
     
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    		• Nelli Art Bronze Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group -- Family
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Waupun
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Pioneers of Wisconsin, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Shaler, Clarence Addison, 1860-1941, sculptor.
    Nelli Art Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    The Pioneers of Wisconsin, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Pioneers, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1938. Cast 1939. Dedicated Oct. 20, 1940.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. x Diam. 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Bronze marker on base:) The city of Waupun has dedicated this park to the pioneers. It has been set aside as a play space for small children. The sculptured group is the mark of a son of one of the pioneers. It is his expression of gratitude to those who in 1839 founded this city. At the beginning of another century, this statue and site are dedicated to the high ideals of those who will carry on.
    Description: 
    A pioneer family of a man standing beside his wife, who is seated holding a baby.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
    Figure group -- Family
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Waupun
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Waupun, City Hall, 201 East Main Street, Waupun, Wisconsin 53963
    Located Wilcox Park, Northwest corner of Lincoln Street & South Watertown Street, Waupun, Wisconsin
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was a gift of the artist in memory of his mother and is a tribute to the pioneer families of Wisconsin. The sculpture was dedicated October 20, 1940. IAS files contain articles from State Journal Oct, 31, 1975; Waupun Leader News, June 29, 1939 and April 27, 1939; and the Milwaukee Journal, Dec. 16, 1941. IAS files also contain "Waupun, Wisconsin Visitor's Guide, Waupun Chamber of Commerce, n.d.
    Nearby plaque reads: THE PIONEERS/GIVEN TO THE CITY OF WAUPUN/BY ITS SCULPTOR C.A.SHALER/IN THIS STATUE IS EXPRESSED THE SCULPTOR'S FEELING/FOR THE PIONEERS OF WISCONSIN, AMONG WHOM HIS/PARENTS WERE NUMBERED IN THE MAN'S FACE WE SEE/THE EAGER ENTHUSIASM AND COURAGE TO DARE; IN THE/WOMAN'S THE CALM STRENGTH TO ENDURE; TOGETHER/THEY FACE THEIR TASK OF PLANTING A CIVILIZATION/IN THE WILDERNESS.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
    City of Waupun, 1988.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Kelly, June, "Waupun City of Sculpture," Waupun Leader-News, 1967.
    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 63850004
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