Sculpture: granite or Indiana limestone; Base: granite or Indiana limestone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Sacramento City Parks and Recreation 1231 I Street Sacramento California 95814
Located William Land Park Garden area, just north of the Zoo Sacramento California
Date:
1926. Dedicated June 1926
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, Sacramento survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Mahan, William E. "Ralph Stackpole's Fresco at Sacramento City College," pg. 5.
(On proper left side of sculpture, near bottom, incised letters:) R. Stackpole, Sc (On front of base, incised letters:) TO THE PIONEERS/ERECTED BY GEORGE SWANSTON/IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER/CHARLES/SWANSTON signed
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Summary:
A bearded cattleman, dressed in western farm wear, including a brimmed hat, sits atop a rock surveying his land. The base below the rock is decorated with a bas-relief depiction of a bull. The entire sculpture is set within a circular fountain basin.
Topic:
History--United States--Westward Expansion Search this
