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History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Provo
Sculpture
(Indian War Veterans Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Indian War Veterans Memorial), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
(Provo Pioneers Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 24, 1909.
Medium:
Figure: bronze with blue-grey patina; Base: metal and concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(East side of base:) PIONEERS OF PROVO UTAH/1848 (On north, south, and west of base:) PROVO INDIAN WAR/VETERANS/FROM 1850-1868 (Plaques above base inscribed with approximately 200 names of Indian War veterans and pioneers of Provo, Utah) unsigned
Description:
Tall shaft with plaques on base and full length figure of a soldier on top. Soldier wears a wide brimmed hat, bed roll slung from proper left shoulder to proper right hip, and canteen on proper left hip. Both arms bent at the elbow, hands held chest level clasping rifle barrel. Butt of gun rests on ground. Proper left leg extends forward bent at the knee; proper left foot extends forward. Inscribed bronze plaques in niches on all four sides of trapezoidal base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Indian Wars
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Provo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Utah County, Public Works, 2855 South State Street, Provo, Utah 84606
Located Center Street and 500 West, Provo, Utah 84606
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah 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 UT000002
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