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    		• J.L. Mott Iron Works,
     
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    		• Homage -- Braden, John
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Memorial to a Hero, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J.L. Mott Iron Works, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Memorial to a Hero, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Braden Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1896. Dedicated Oct. 16, 1896.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: concrete, painted gold; Base: metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 15 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 4 ft. x Diam. 10 ft.
    Inscription: 
    The J.L. Mott Ironworks N.Y. (On plaque on wall in front of sculpture:) MEMORIAL TO A HERO/OCTOBER 16, 1896, DURING A FIESTA PARADE HERE,/A FIRECRACKER WAS TOSSED INTO A WAGON OF/AMMUNITION DRIVEN BY JOHN BRADEN, A FORMER/INDIAN SCOUT AND STAGE COACH DRIVER. THE/AMMUNITION EXPLODED. JOHN BRADEN BROUGHT HIS RUNAWAY HORSES AND BURNING WAGON SAFELY/AWAY FROM THE PANIC STRICKEN CROWD, THEREBY/SAVING MANY LIVES. JOHN BRADEN DIED OF HIS/BURNS. HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS./THIS MARKER BY NEW MEXICO CHAPTER-DAUGHTERS/OF THE FOUNDERS AND PATRIOTS OF AMERICA/1974 Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length female figure stands on a round basin and pedestal of sea shells and rocks. She wears a flowing garment and carries a jug on her proper left shoulder. The sculpture is enclosed by a round flagstone wall with a wrought iron fence.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Braden, John
    Figure female -- Full length
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Albuquerque, Park Management, P. O. Box 21037, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87154
    Located Robinson Park, Central & Copper and 8th & 10th Streets, Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture memorializes John Braden, a stagecoach driver who saved the lives of many attending a Fiesta parade by leading his flame-engulfed, fireworks-filled horse and wagon away from crowds, only to later die himself of his injuries. This is reportedly the oldest piece of public art in Albuquerque. The base was created by J.L. Mott Iron Works. In 1974, the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America, New Mexico chapter, placed the stone wall, iron fence and plaque. IAS files include a related article from the Albuquerque Journal, 1993.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.
    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 NM000521
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