The Pioneer Mother - Kansas City, MO - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

From the website, "This memorialto Pioneer mothers stands within a few hundred feet of a branch of the Santa Fe Trail and depicts pioneers traveling westward over the vast expanse of plains under burning sun, rain, and storm: braving hunger and thirst, beset by many dangers on the way–Indians, prairie fires, and stampeding buffalo. These Pioneers are looking for water and a place to camp. This huge monument weighs over 16,000 lbs. and stands on a pedestal of Minnesota pearl pink granite with a concrete base."

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This sculpture has been disappearing from the public's view. Luckily, I spotted it and took photos to document it. It has since been overgrown with plants and has been very hard to see. It is perched on top a hill in Pen Valley Park. The monument faces towards the Federal Reserve building, unlike most memorials and monuments in this park which face Downtown Kansas City.

TITLE: Pioneer Mother ARTIST(S): Proctor, A. Phimister, 1862-1950, sculptor. Fonderia Bruno, founder. Wight & Wight, landscape architect. DATE: 1923-1927. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1927. MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: Minnesota pearl pink granite and concrete. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76000893 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Kansas City, MO DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No differences noted.

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