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Young, Mahonri Mackintosh,
Roman Bronze Works,
Mt. Airy Granite Cutting Company,
Ashton Brothers Company,
Religion -- Mormonism
History -- United States
Animal -- Insect
Figure group
Animal -- Bird
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Salt Lake City
Sculpture
Seagull Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Young, Mahonri Mackintosh, 1877-1957, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Mt. Airy Granite Cutting Company, contractor.
Ashton Brothers Company, contractor.
Title:
Seagull Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1913.
Medium:
Bronze seagulls, with gold leaf, on Mt. Airy granite ball, column and base.
Dimensions:
Column: H. 15 ft.; Seagulls: W. 8 ft.
Description:
Two bronze seagulls atop a ball-capped Doric column on a square granite pedestal with bronze tablets on all four sides depicting the arrival of pioneers, the saving of first crop from crickets by seagulls, pioneers first harvest and a text panel.
Subject:
Religion -- Mormonism
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Animal -- Insect -- Cricket
Figure group
Animal -- Bird -- Gull
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Salt Lake City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, Museum of Church History & Art, 43 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
Located Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah
Remarks:
Monument alludes to incident in Mormon history: seagulls saved Mormon pioneers' crop from horde of crickets. Afterwards pioneers regarded this event as a miracle.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, UT7002, 1989.
Monumental News, Jan., 1908; April, 1913; Feb., 1914.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, Jan., 1908, pg. 32.
Monumental News, Feb., 1914, cover.
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 75008249
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