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Monterey County Courthouse Reliefs and Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Mora, Jo, 1876-1947, sculptor. Title:  Monterey County Courthouse Reliefs and Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1937. Dedicated Oct. 30, 1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Heads: concrete; Building reliefs: concrete; Door reliefs: bronze, some painted gold; Fountain: concrete with bronze insets. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Decorative elements on the Monterey County Courthouse include high reliefs of 61 heads of individuals from the County's history, American Indians and settlers, five bas-relief scenes within a row of pillars at the building's west entrance which depict five eras in County history, an allegorical figure of Justice and twenty small figurative bronze reliefs which are installed on sets of double doors. The Indian era contains a central brave with a bow and arrow and other figures in hunting and domestic scenes. The Coming of the Spaniards depicts a central equestrian figure of Don Gaspar de Portola and other equestrian figures. The ships in this panel include those belonging Cabrillo and Vizcaino and Spanish dragoons. The Modern Era has a sports theme and contains a central tennis player accompanied by a swimmer, angler, hunter, football player and golfer. There is also a polo player and a rodeo rider. The Coming of the White Man contains an equestrian figure of a trapper with a rifle, a train, wagon and Yankee Clipper ships. The Missions Era includes a central figure of a Franciscan friar, grain reapers and allusions to the Missions of San Carlos and San Antonio. The allegorical figure of Justice is a female relief over the entrance. She has knee-length hair and wears a form-fitting, draped garment. She holds a sword aloft in her proper right hand. Her proper left hand is raised behind her bowed head at about shoulder level. She is walking toward her proper right. The fountain in the garden consists of a fluted column topped with carved bulls' heads which support a elaborate four-sided, intersecting arched form. Decorative elements on this form include figurative reliefs and other decorative elements. Subject:  History -- United States -- California Portrait male -- Portola, Gaspar de -- Head Portrait male -- Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez -- Head Portrait male -- Vizcaino, Sebastian -- Head Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero -- Head Portrait male -- Bautista, Juan de Anza -- Head Portrait male -- Fremont, John C. -- Head Portrait male -- Sloat, John Drake -- Head Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Figure group Ethnic -- Indian Ethnic -- Spanish Ethnic -- Portuguese Equestrian Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Tennis Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Swimming Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Hunting Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Golf Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Football Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Farm -- Farmer Occupation -- Farm -- Harvesting Occupation -- Hunter -- Trapper Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Animal -- Cattle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Salinas Fountain Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Monterey County, 240 Church Street, Monterey County Courthouse, Salinas, California Located Monterey County Courthouse, 240 Church Street, Salinas, California Remarks:  The construction of the Monterey County Courthouse was funded through the Works Progress Administration who provided matching funds to the County for completion of the building for $500,000. IAS files contain an excerpt from Monterey Savings Locale, Spring 1976 and from "The Salinas Valley: An Illustrated History," by Jennie Dennis Verardo (Windsor Publications, 1989). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. 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 CA001620   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001620 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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