Guidance of Youth - Salem, OR
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N 44° 55.655 W 123° 02.253
10T E 497036 N 4974906
Pioneer family - Father, Mother and young boy.
Waymark Code: WMP3Z0
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2015
Views: 2
A family of three in pioneer dress stands on a rounded, rectangular base from which rises a backdrop. A boy stands between his parents. His mother's arm is around his proper right shoulder. The boy's proper right arm rests on his father's proper left leg. The father holds a rifle upright in his proper right hand. The sculpture sits on a granite base, backed by a large granite slab with bronze insignia (Diam. 54 in. x D. 2 in.) of the Oregon Centennial.
TITLE: Guidance of Youth
ARTIST(S): Avard Fairbanks
DATE: 1958
MEDIUM: Bronze Statue on Granite Base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000344
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Bush Pasture Park - along pathway above the baseball field.
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