The Safe Arrival, (sculpture).

The Safe Arrival, (sculpture).

Wadsworth, Frances Laughlin, 1909-1978, sculptor.

Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry, founder.

The Safe Arrival, (sculpture).

1964. Dedicated April 27, 1964.

Bronze on a polished granite base.

Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 71 in. x 49 in.; Base: approx. 37 x 75 x 53 in.

(West side of sculpture base:) Frances L. Wadsworth SC 1964 (East side of sculpture base:) Bedi-Rassy, NY (Base front:) THE SAFE ARRIVAL/"HE WHO BROUGHT US HERE SUSTAINS US STILL" signed Founder's mark appears.

A family group in Puritan dress. The father figure is kneeling on his proper left leg with his head bowed, a Bible resting on his proper right knee and his proper right arm resting on the Bible. Behind the father stands a mother holding a child in the crook of her proper left arm. At her side, stands a young girl and a lamb.

History -- United States -- Colonization

History -- United States -- Connecticut

Figure group -- Family

Dress -- Historic -- Pilgrim Dress

Animal -- Sheep

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford

Travelers Companies, Building Operations, 1 Tower Street, Tower Square, Hartford, Connecticut 06103

IAS files contain copies of The Beacon, Jan.-Feb. 1964, pg. 14-16; The Hartford Courant (April 28, 1964), and The Hartford Courant (Jan. 31, 1964). The statue honors the original English settlers of Harford, led by Reverend Thomas Hooker, who traveled overland from Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636. The Travelers Companies commissioned the work at the time it constructed Tower Square as a new main entrance for its headquarters building.

A nearby commemorative plaque includes a representative seal of the state of Connecticut and the text: "In June 1936, About 100 Members of Thomas Hooker's/Congregation Arrived Safely In This Vicinity. With One Hundred and Sixty Cattle, They Had Followed Old Indian/Trails From The Massachusetts Bay Colony To The Connect-/icut River To Build A New Community. Here They Established The/Form Of Government Upon Which The Present Constitution Of The/United States Is Modeled." "Their Deeply Religious Principles Found Expression In The Emblem/And The Motto Of The Seal Which The Colony Soon Adopted. The/Seal Of The State of Connecticut Still Bears The Transplanted/Grapevines And The Legend 'Qui Transtulit Sustinet.'" "This Statue, Honoring The Spirit Of All Founders, Is Dedicated To/The Founders Of Hartford. It Commemorates The Beginning of The/Second Century of Service By The Travelers Insurance Companies.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.

The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), April 28, 1964.

The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), Jan. 31, 1964.

The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), April 28, 1964, pg. 1.

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