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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Tilden, Douglas,     Polk, Willis,     M. T. Carroll and Sons Company,     Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero     Occupation -- Religion     Occupation -- Religion     Ethnic -- Spanish     Emblem -- Cross     Architecture -- Religious     Architecture -- Religious     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Monterey     Relief     Sculpture

Serra Landing, (sculpture). Artist:  Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935, sculptor. Polk, Willis, 1867-1924, fabricator. M. T. Carroll and Sons Company, fabricator. Title:  Serra Landing, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Father Serra Celtic Cross, (sculpture). Dates:  Donated Dec. 15, 1905. Installed March 24, 1908. Medium:  Westerly granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 11 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. x 2 in. Inscription:  (On front of cross:) Junipero Serra Description:  Tall rectangular granite marker with an ornamented Celtic cross carved on the front in relief. In the center of the cross is a bas-relief portrait of Junipero Serra's face in proper right profile. Near the bottom of the cross is a relief depicting the Carmel Mission. The back and sides of the marker are rough-hewn. Subject:  Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero -- Head Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Religion -- Missionary Ethnic -- Spanish Emblem -- Cross Architecture -- Religious -- Carmel Mission Architecture -- Religious -- Mission Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Monterey Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Monterey, Cultural Services, Colton Hall, Monterey, California 93940 Located Presidio, Artillery Street & Pacific Street, Entrance, Monterey, California Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Murray, James A., Remarks:  The sculpture is listed as State Historic Landmark No. 128. The sculpture was originally owned by James A. Murray, who donated it to the city of Monterey in 1905. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Martin J. Morgado's "Junipero Serra's Legacy", Mount Carmel, 1987, pg. 124-125. References:  National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CA2041, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Monumental News, Sept. 1908, pg. 644-645. Illustration:  Morgado, Martin J., "Junipero Serra's Legacy", Mount Carmel, 1987, pg. 125. Monumental news, Sept. 1908, pg. 645. 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 CA001651   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001651 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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