Monument to the Pioneer Women of Kansas, (sculpture)

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.; Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.; Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.; Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), May 7, 1937.; Image on file.; (Back of base:) DEDICATED TO THE/PIONEER WOMEN OF/KANSAS (Below plaque on back of sculpture:) M. Gage Nelli Art Bronze Works N.A. (Also signed, proper right rear near boy's foot:) M. Gage signed Founder's mark appears.; 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.
Summary: Seated pioneer woman with a rifle across her lap, an infant in her proper left arm, and a boy kneeling, reading a book at her proper right. Her proper right arm is around the boy. A dog lies at her proper left foot.

1937. Dedicated May 11, 1937

Owner/Location: Administered by State of Kansas Division of Facilities Management 900 S.W. Jackson, Room 653 Topeka Kansas 66612; Located Kansas State Capitol Grounds Topeka Kansas 66612

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic: Figure group--Family--Mother & Child; History--United States--Westward Expansion; Object--Weapon--Gun; Animal--Dog; Recreation--Leisure--Reading