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Porter, Elbert,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure group
Animal -- Cattle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Santa Clara
Sculpture
Swiss Colony Daughters of Utah Pioneers Historical Marker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Porter, Elbert, sculptor.
Title:
Swiss Colony Daughters of Utah Pioneers Historical Marker, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 23, 1939.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: plaster of Paris; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 67 x 38 x 34 in.
Inscription:
DAUGHTERS OF UTAH PIONNEERS/NO. 49/ERECTED SEPT. 1, 1939/SWISS COLONY/NOVEBER 28, 1861 ABOUT 93 PIONEERS/UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DANIEL BONELLI,/WERE SENT BY PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG/TO SETTLE SOUTHERN UTAH AND RAISE COTTON/AND GRAPES. THEY LOCATED AT THE FORT/BUILT BY JACOB HAMBLIN AND OTHERS ALONG/SANTA CLARA CREEK, ONE MILE WEST OF THE/PRESENT TOWNSITE./THE FORT AND MANY OTHER BUILDINGS,/DAM AND DITCHES WERE WASHED AWAY BY/FLOODS JANUARY 1, 1862. LACK OF FOOD,/SHELTER AND CLOTHING TESTED THEIR/ENDURANCE FOR YEARS/SANTA CLARA SWISS CAMP unsigned
Description:
Four plaster, bas-relief panels, one on each side of a historical marker set into semi-circular recess in concrete. The front and back reliefs depict a two figures seated in a covered wagon pulled by two oxen. The side reliefs depict a man pulling a handcart, with a woman standing near the cart, holding an object in her proper right hand. A young child stands behind the cart.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
History -- United States -- Utah
Figure group
Animal -- Cattle
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Cart
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Santa Clara
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, P. O. Box 96, Santa Clara, Utah 84765
Located Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3040 West Santa Clara Drive, Santa Clara, Utah
Remarks:
The total cost of the sculpture was $120.95. Daughters of Utah Pioneers contributed $2 each and the remainder of the money was donated by townspeople. The sculpture was originally located approximately 30-40 feet east of its original location. It was moved in 1982, to stand in front of the church. IAS files contain unpublished essay by Rose Ann G. Hafen dated November 17, 1939, which includes historical photocopies of the monument.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah 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 UT000172
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
UT000172
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