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Stellon, Anthony,
Millard Archuleta Associates,
Figure group -- Family
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Carlos
Sculpture
The Family, (sculpture).
Artist:
Stellon, Anthony, sculptor.
Millard Archuleta Associates, architectural firm.
Title:
The Family, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978. Dedicated Sept. 4, 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: colored concrete aggregate.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft. x Diam. 4 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. 4 1/2 in. x Diam. 6 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(At base of sculpture, right hand side:) A. STELLON/1978 (Plaque on front of base:) THIS STATUE IS/DEDICATED TO GOD,/OUR COUNTRY,/AND THE FAMILY/WHOM WE SERVE./DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 4,/1979. KENNETH L. KIDWELL,/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/AND PRESIDENT. EUREKA/FEDERAL SAVING AND/LOAN ASSOCIATION signed
Description:
A depiction of a pioneer family of five standing facing outward in circular fashion, the father and mother directly behind one another. The father is barechested, his proper left hand holding on to the proper right hand of his daughter, his proper right hand holding on to his wife's proper left hand. The girl is barefoot, and wears a sleeveless, calf-length dress. By the father's proper right is a boy, barefoot and wearing only shorts, his arms wrapped around his father's leg. The mother's head is covered and she cradles a child wrapped in a blanket in her proper right arm. The sculpture is mounted upon an octagonal base with a surrounding bench.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Carlos
Sculpture
Owner:
San Mateo County Transit District, Planning/Engineering, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, California 94070
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Eureka Federal Saving and Loan Association, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, California
Remarks:
The architectural firm of Millard Archuleta Associates of Los Angeles designed the base. The sculpture was originally owned by the Eureka Saving and Loan Association, the site then bought by the San Mateo County Transit District (also known as SamTrans). A time capsule may be behind the plaque on the base.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco 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 CA001436
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