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Paxson, Edgar Samuel,
Portrait male -- Mullan, John
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho
Sculpture
John Mullan Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Paxson, Edgar Samuel, 1852-1919, designer.
Title:
John Mullan Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1918.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 36 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 47 x 71 x 59 in.
Inscription:
(Right side:) Erected Under the Auspices of/the Historical Society of Idaho/and the Society of Montana Pioneers./Gift of Wm. A. Clark Jr. of Butte, Montana/to the Village of/Post Falls 1918 (Left side:) Surveyor and Constructor/of the Military Road/from Fort Benton, Mont./to Walla Walla, Wash./completed 1862. (Front:) Capt. John Mullan/Trail/1853-1855 unsigned
Description:
A standing figure of John Mullan, with his proper right hand holding the top of a gun barrel. The butt of the gun rests on the outside of his proper right foot. His proper left arm is bent at the elbow and his proper left hand rests on his proper left hip. A pistol is tucked in his belt. He has a beard and is wearing a hat. The figure stands on a small base which protrudes from an obelisk-shaped base behind him.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Mullan, John
Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Post Falls, Post Falls, Idaho 83854
Located Spokane & Mullan Street at the library, Post Falls Idaho
Remarks:
After graduating from West Point, Capt. John Mullan joined Isaac I. Stevens to find routes for roads and railroads from the upper Mississippi to the Pacific Northwest. Several John Mullan statues mark the route of the Mullan Road through Idaho at Post Falls, Fourth of July Pass, Kellogg, Wallace, Mullan, and St. Maries. The sculptures were donated by Wiliam A. Clark, Jr., of Butte, Montana, and the forerunners of the Montana and Idaho historical societies. The adjacent plaque was installed around 1990 and describes Mullan's trip through the Post Falls area. The plaque also includes a sketch of John Mullan. IAS files contain an undated brochure entitled Mullan Military Road.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho 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 ID000047
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