Pioneer Mother, (sculpture).

Pioneer Mother, (sculpture).

Dallin, Cyrus Edwin, 1861-1944, sculptor.

Pioneer Mother, (sculpture).

End of the Trail, (sculpture).

1931. Dedicated July 25, 1932.

Bust and relief plaque: bronze; Base: granite.

Bust: approx. 44 x 38 x 23 in.; Relief plaque: approx. H. 20 1/2 in. x W. 31 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 85 x 43 x 29 in.

Cyrus E Dallin 1931 (On bronze relief:) Dallin (Incised on front of base:) MEMORIAL TO/THE PIONEER MOTHERS/OF SPRINGVILLE (On back of base:) (Official skull marker Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmark Association) Dedicated July 25, 1992 Pioneer Mother - By Cyrus E. Dallin in Honor of/The Noble Women who/Braved the Wilderness/erected by/Daughters of the Utah Pioneers signed

Bust of a pioneer woman. She wears a sun bonnet and brooch, and is modelled after the artist's mother. The bust is placed atop a granite base decorated on front with bronze relief plaque entitled "End of the Trail," which depicts pioneers and an ox-drawn covered wagon.

Portrait female -- Dallin, Janey -- Bust

History -- United States -- Westward Expansion

History -- United States -- Utah

Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon

Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress

Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Springville

Administered by Springville City Corporation, Arts Commission, 50 South Main Street, Springville, Utah 84663

Located City Park, 50 South Main Street, Springville, Utah

The idea for a memorial to commemorate the pioneers of 1850 who first settled the town originated in 1925 with the Springville chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. In 1928, after successful fund raising efforts, they approached former hometown resident, Cyrus Dallin to create the art work. Approximately a year later, Dallin began work, and at the suggestion of the committee, used his mother as a model for the Pioneer woman. He reworked earlier models of a bust of his mother, adding a sunbonnet and other details and created a separate bronze relief plaque for the granite base.

The completed memorial, which cost less than $2,000 was unveiled during Pioneer Day celebrations in July 1932. Over 10,000 attended the dedication ceremony, which was not without controversy. Dallin was upset over the selection process and choice of the individual chosen to unveil the statue. IAS files contain excerpts from Rell G. Francis' text: "Cyrus E. Dallin: let justice be done," Springville, Utah, c. 1976, which details commissioning history of sculpture and dedication controversies.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah survey, 1993.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Francis, Rell G., "Cyrus E. Dallin: let justice be done," Springville, Utah, c.1976, pg. 137-144.

Francis, Rell G., "Cyrus E. Dallin: let justice be done," Springville, Utah, c.1976, pg. 139, 143.

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