The Pioneers Monument - San Francisco, CA
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The Pioneers Monument is located by the UN Plaza in San Francisco.
Waymark Code: WM7M6E
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2009
Views: 19
The large monument is located in the middle of Fulton St, between the new library and the Asian Art Museum. The monument is surrounded by a wrought iron fence, though you can still walk around the monument.
From the inventory: "The monument consists of a center column topped with a woman, Eureka, representing California. She holds a shield and spear and is accompanied by the California bear. On the column below Eureka, there are four bronze reliefs depicting: "Crossing the Sierra," "Vaqueros Lassoing a Bull,"Trapper Trading Skins with Indians," and "California's Progress under American Rule." Two dates appear on the column: "1848" for the discovery of Gold and "1850" for California's admission into the Union. Around the bottom of the column are five portrait medallions of men in California's history: John Sutter, John Fremont, Sir Francis Drake, Father Juniper Serra, and James Lick. Below these portraits are the names: Vallejo, Larkin, Marshall, Castro, Stockton, Sloat, Portola, and Cabrillo. Extending from the column, on short piers, are two groups of allegorical figures representing Commerce (a woman in a boat) and Plenty (a woman in a horn of plenty). Two larger piers contain groupings of three figures each. One is titled "Early Days" and contains a missionary, a Native American, and a Vaquero. The other is titled "In '49'" and contains three gold miners.
The monument was a gift of James Lick who set up a trust which provided $100,000 for bronze statuary representing figures in the history of California. When the cornerstone was laid on Sept. 10, 1894, a time capsule was placed beneath it."
TITLE: The Pioneers Monument
ARTIST(S): Happersberger, Frank, 1859-1932, sculptor. Whyte, N. C., fabricator. L. De Rome Foundry, founder.
DATE: Dedicated Nov. 29, 1894. Relocated summer 1993.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000024
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Fulton Street between Hyde & Larkin Streets, San Francisco, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The monument is surrounded by a fence.
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