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    		• Lion, Henry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Thompson, John A.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Service
     
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    		• Occupation -- Hunter
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Boulder
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    "Snowshoe" Thompson, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lion, Henry, 1900-1966, sculptor. (possibly by)
    Title: 
    "Snowshoe" Thompson, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1926.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 13 1/3 x W. 11 1/4 in.; Base approx. H. 60 1/2 x W. 70 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque surrounding relief:) "SNOWSHOE" THOMPSON/A PIONEER HERO OF THE SIERRAS/WHO FOR TWENTY WINTERS/CARRIED THE MAIL/OVER THE MOUNTAINS/TO ISOLATED/CAMPS RESCUING/THE LOST AND/GIVING SUCCOR TO/THOSE IN NEED/ALONG THE WAY/BORN 1827 DIED 1876/1926 (On separate plaque:) THIS MONUMENT/SUGGESTED BY MISS EUDORA CAROUTTE/OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA/DEDICATED BY THE/NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST/ASSISTED BY THE/HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN/CALIFORNIA/ERECTED BY THE/FOUNDERS OF CARTHAY CENTER/1926 signed
    Description: 
    A large boulder with two bronze plaques attached. The first plaque contains a relief bust of John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson with short hair and a beard. Text surrounds the figure. The second plaque contains commemorative text.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Thompson, John A. -- Bust
    Occupation -- Service -- Postman
    Occupation -- Hunter -- Trapper
    Object Type: 
    Relief
    Boulder
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013
    Located Carthay Circle, Intersection of White Esplanade & Commodore Sloat Drive, Los Angeles, California
    Remarks: 
    John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson (1827-1876) delivered mail on skis during the winter months to Carson Valley. He also rescued lost travelers in the Sierra Mountains. The monument was suggested by Eudora Caroutte and installed by the founders of Carthay Center. IAS files contain additional information.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
    Glenn Wharton and Associates, Inc., 1998.
    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 CA000436
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