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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Farnham, Sally James,     Roman Bronze Works,     Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero     Figure male -- Child     Occupation -- Religion     Ethnic -- Indian     Dress -- Ecclesiastical     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles     Sculpture

Father Junipero Serra, (sculpture). Artist:  Farnham, Sally James, 1876-1943, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Father Junipero Serra, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1924-1925. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 x Diam. 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 x 4 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) FRA JUNIPERO SERRRA/1713-1784/FOUNDER OF THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS/PRESENTED TO/THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES/BY THE/SAN FERNANDO MISSION LAND COMPANY/1924 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full length figure of Father Junipero Serra walking with a small Indian boy. Serra is dressed in the robe of a Francisian monk and his proper left arm is around the Indian boy. He holds a walking stick in his proper right hand. The boy wears a loincloth, a round pendant, a headband and has shoulder-length hair. Subject:  Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero -- Full length Figure male -- Child -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Ethnic -- Indian Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located Brand Park, San Fernando Mission Boulevard, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  Gift of the San Fernando Mission Land Company. Father Junipero Serra (1713-1784) was a Francisian missionary who founded several missions in California and was known as a defender of Indians. 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 CA000438   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000438 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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