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Anderson, J.,
Portrait male -- Pearce, James
Portrait male -- Standifird, John
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Religion
History -- United States
Architecture -- Vehicle
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Taylor
Stele
Sculpture
(Town Founders), (sculpture).
Artist:
Anderson, J., sculptor.
Title:
(Town Founders), (sculpture).
Dates:
1978. Relocated ca. 1986-1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze and granite; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. x 10.5 in.; Foundation: approx. W. 8 ft. x D. 5 ft. 9 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on right:) TAYLOR FOUNDER/JAMES PEARCE/6 MAR 1839-17 FEB 1922/ARRIVED 23 JAN 1878 WITH/WIFE MARY JANE WEEKS AND/OUR CHILDREN. MISSIONARY,/INTERPRETER, COLONIZER/CHARITABLE PEACE MAKER/HIS WORD WAS HIS BOND (On plaque on left:) TAYLOR FIRST BISHOP/JOHN STANDIFIRD/21 JUNE 1831-24 NOV 1924/ARRIVED 7 MAR 1878 WITH/DAUGHTER ANN. FATHER OF/TWENTY THREE FROM TWO WIVES/OBEDIENT TO THE PROPHETS/CALL TO COLONIZE. INVENTOR/BUILDER OF TEMPLES, HOMES/CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. unsigned
Description:
An upright granite slab with two busts on top of it. The busts represent James Pearce and John Standifird. Attached to front are two bronze plaques with inscriptions and between them is a bronze bas-relief plaque showing a covered wagon, a man and a woman in pioneer dress and a male child in the back of the wagon.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Pearce, James -- Bust
Portrait male -- Standifird, John -- Bust
Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
Occupation -- Religion -- Missionary
History -- United States -- Arizona
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Taylor
Stele
Sculpture
Owner:
Taylor Arizona Stake Center, 309 West Willow Lane, Taylor, Arizona 85939
Provenance:
Formerly located Old Taylor Stake Building, 400 East block of Center Street, Taylor, Arizona until ca. 1986-1987.
Remarks:
Sculpture commemorates the pioneer families arrived Taylor during its first eight years.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993.
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 AZ000408
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AZ000408
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