Don Juan Bautista de Anza Statue and Newman Park, (sculpture).

Don Juan Bautista de Anza Statue and Newman Park, (sculpture).

Peticolas, Sherry, sculptor.

Bothwell, Dorr, 1902-2000, sculptor.

Don Juan Bautista de Anza Statue and Newman Park, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: granite; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: heroic; Wall: approx. H. 7 ft. x W. 40 ft.

(On lower back proper right side of sculpture:) Sherry Peticolas Sc - 1940 W.P.A. (On front of base:) DON JUAN BAUTISTA/DE ANZA (On first panel of wall:) DEPARTURE FROM TUBAC/SECOND DE ANZA EXPEDITION 1775/ERECTED A.D. 1940/TO WITNESS A PEOPLE'S GRATITUDE TO/CAPTAIN DON JUAN BATISTA DE ANZA/WHO PASSING NEAR THIS SPOT IN 1774 AND AGAIN WITH A/COLONY IN 1775 BLAZED THE FIRST OVERLAND TRAIL INTO/CALIFORNIA AND HALLOWED HIS RUGGED ACHIEVEMENT/WITH A DESPOSITION (sic) TO GENTLENESS AND PIETY. (On panel on wall:) RIVERSIDE ART/ASSOCIATION/SPONSORED/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/ART PROJECT/WPA signed

Full-length portrait of Don Juan Bautista de Anza. He wears a tunic, boots and long cape. He holds a brimmed hat against his chest with his proper right hand. His proper left hand holds back the edge of his cape. The white granite sculpture stands on an orange concrete base which ends in two short steps. There is a companion wall behind the sculpture. The front face of the wall features a bas-relief depiction of de Anza's entourage kneeling before a cross. At the front of the scene is a priest, standing and blessing the kneeling men. Two monks, or friars, kneel beside the priest.

Portrait male -- Bautista, Juan de Anza -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Captain

Occupation -- Other -- Colonizer

Ethnic -- Spanish

Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Riverside

Administered by City of Riverside, Riverside, California

Located Newman Park, 14th Street & Market, Riverside, California

Nearby plaque: "The De Anza statue and Newman Park. 1940. Spanish Explorer Don Juan Bautista de Anza is the first European known to visit the area now known as Riverside. He passed through this region in 1774 and, again, in 1775-76 while seeking an overland route from Sonora, Mexico to San Francisco Bay. This statue was sponsored by the Federal Works Projects Administration, which funded public improvements in order to create jobs during the Great Depression. Ed. J. Loustannau, a descendant of de Anza's brother was the model. Cultural Heritage Board Landmark no. 73. City of Riverside." The portrait of de Anza was sculpted by Peticolas. The companion wall with relief sculpture was designed by Bothwell.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.

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