Winchester and Boy, Santa Fe, New Mexico
N 35° 40.097 W 105° 55.519
13S E 416254 N 3947551
This statue represents a pioneer boy and his dog, as they race to meet a wagon train that is just nearing town.
Waymark Code: WMCVJW
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2011
Views: 11
This young pioneer boy and his sidekick dog are displaying their excitement of the arriving wagon train. Circa 1860.
Here is the text from the nearby signs:
City of Santa Fe
1% For Art in Public Places
"JOURNEY'S END"
by
Sculptor Reynaldo Rivera
Landscape Architect Richard Borkovetz
Dedicated September 13, 2003
"Creating a larger-scale bronze monument such as "Journey's End" is labor intensive and requires numerous steps. They include sculpting full-size clay models of each piece, welding many bronze pieces together to form a single figure, and placing the bronzes on the site.
"Journey's End", a sculpture by Reynaldo "Sonny" Rivera in collaboration with landscape architect Richard Borkovets, captures a scene made familiar by repetition over a period of almost 60 years. In the sculpture, six weary mules struggle to pull a heavy wagon up a rise. One of the mules has stumbled. The muleskinner leans down to help the animal as it struggles to regain its footing. Passing the trail, a Pueloan woman looks on, while a young boy waves at the lead wagon - he and his dog have run out from town to greet them. In the same moment the trail boss points toward the end of the trail on the Santa Fe Plaza. Soon, they will enter the plaza, marking the end of a long and difficult journey.
City of Santa Fe Art Commission
Museum of New Mexico
National Park Service.
Breed: Cattle Dog/working breed, mixed
Date Built: 1/1/2003
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