12 Wednesday Oct 2022
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Courage
Best defined by volunteer soldiers with the winds of freedom at their back, hope and faith of loved ones left behind. Raised on the soil of freedom stand mighty warriors unwavering in their call to protect our liberties at all costs. Those who have fallen only strengthen their resolve.
“Windows” was sculpted by Ron Brunson (2013) and is located at 152 East Main Street in Vernal, Utah
10 Sunday Jul 2022
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Art, Cache County, Hyrum, Statues, utah
Hyrum Smith
Feb. 9, 1800 – June 27, 1844
In whose honor Hyrum City was named in 1860
By Matt Glenn, DJ Bawden, located in the City Square in Hyrum, Utah (about 59 West Main Street)
04 Friday Feb 2022
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The Spirit of the American Doughboy, often just called The Doughboy, is a bronze sculpture often found at World War I memorials.
I see them often in my exploring and documenting and decided to create this page to document all of them.
The artist is E. M. Viquesney.
Those I have documented are located at the following places:
14 Friday Jan 2022
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The Hope Rising – To Lift a Nation Story
Hope Rising – To Lift a Nation, is a heroic-size (9ft) bronze monument that depicts the three firemen who raised the American flag at Ground Zero soon after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.
The photograph of that poignant moment was captured by Thomas E. Franklin, a photographer for The Record, a newspaper in Bergen County, New Jersey. World-renowned sculptor, Stan Watts, was granted permission to create a sculpture in the likeness of this photograph.
The humble wish of the three firemen depicted here is to honor the brave fire fighters who perished running up the stairs, offering hope to everyone running down.
This monument will stand as a permanent reminder of a day we should never forget. It will serve as a fitting memorial for those we list in the attacks of 9.11, and have since list in the war on terror.
Most importantly, it will stand as a symbol of the hope we felt on the day we lost so many… and stood together.
The Healing Field Story
Dear Visitor,
Amidst the horrific aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001, three New York City firefighters quietly raised an American Flag. A flagpole bearing an American Flag, the simplest of devices, supported by the rubble of what used to be the World Trade Center, became a powerful symbol of hope to our country that day. That hope offered a measure of meaning to the rest of us as we processed with heavy hearts these cowardly attacks on our own soil.
In that spirit, on September 10th, 2002, as the first anniversary approached, the first Healing First Flag Display was erected 200 feet directly south of this location. The massive field of United States flags posted on 8 ft. tall poles, set in a reverent grid of perfect rows and columns, became a solemn, unifying and patriotic tribute clearly demonstrating the enormity of the loss of the 2,981 souls murdered on that fateful day. Many of the tens of thousands of visitors expressed a sense of healing as they walked through the field of flags. The title “Healing Field Flag Display” was adopted.
By September of 2003, 534 men and women of our armed forces had perished in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Flags honoring our fallen military were posted a 4 more flag memorials arose on the second anniversary throughout the country. The designation “Field of Honor” was adopted for the military tribute flag displays. By the third anniversary, 35 additional fields of flags arose across America. By the tenth anniversary, 523 Healing Field and Field of Honor flag displays had touched the lives of millions nationwide.
To the thousands of dedicated volunteers, Colonial Flag employees, generous friends, courageous Front Line Responders and members of our Armed Forces which came together each year to create a place to remember, honor and heal, I thank you.
Paul B. Swenson – September 11th, 2011
Hope Rising – To Lift a Nation Memorial
This memorial is made possible by the generosity of our sponsors. Their support, as well as their dedication to freedom, loyalty to our flag, and commitment to our community will never be forgotten.
Special Thanks
Sandy City – Mayor Tom Dolan & The Sandy City Council
Salt Lake County – Mayor Peter Corroon & The County Council
Donors
IPM, Inc. – Ralph Dlugas
Larry H. Miller Family – LHM Charities
Les Olson Company
Colonial Flag Company
Arlen Crouch
Energy Solutions
KUTV2 News
Merit Medical
Sandy Area Chambers
Todd Maurer
Workers Compensation Fund
105.7 AM – 570 AM
Design & Construction
Stan Watts (Sculptor)
Van Schelt Design
Monument Arts
CMI Specialty Insulation
Ensign Engineering
Layton Construction
Rob Saxey Construction
07 Tuesday Dec 2021
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“Distant Thunder” was created by artist Michael Coleman and first exhibited on May 10th, 2019. The 3,500 pound bronze sculpture took over a year to create. It was donated to Golden Spike National Historical Park in 2019 in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the driving of the last spike in the Transcontinental Railroad.
Michael Coleman was born and raised in Provo, Utah and spent lots of time outdoors. Coleman is a prominent Western artist who has exhibited at the National Academy of Western Art and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Wyoming.
When discussing his sculpture “Distant Thunder,” Coleman said “My love of buffalo runs deep. The first painting I ever sold was of a buffalo. There was a small herd of bison down near Utah Lake about 10 or so miles from my house… they were magic!”
Where the Buffalo Roamed
Bison herds in the western United States were so massive, they shook the ground and sounded like thunder in the distance. The American bison roamed most of North American and in the early 19th century, population estimates were between 30 million to 60 million. Their story is inextricably tied to the history of America’s first transcontinental railroad.
Hundreds of thousands of bison were slaughtered by hunters, travelers and U.S. Troops. Trains shipped bison carcasses back east for machine belts, tongues as a delicacy, and bones as fertilizer. When the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, it accelerated the decimation of the species and by 1900, naturalists estimated less than 1,000 bison remained.
By the late 1880s, the endless herds of bison were wiped out and just a few hundred individuals remained. Near extinction of the majestic animal deprived the Pains Indians of their livelihood and resulted in tremendous suffering. The last remaining bison were protected in Yellowstone National Park and other sanctuaries in North America. Today, bison populations are slowly recovering. The sculpture “Distant Thunder” is a tribute to the vast herds that once roamed the American West.
This sculpture is located at the Golden Spike National Historical Park at Promontory, Utah.
18 Sunday Apr 2021
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Emmeline B. Wells (1828-1921) was a leading figure in the suffrage movement and in her faith. Wells advocated for the rights of women to vote, run for office, and experience religious freedom.
Wells was born in Massachusetts in 1828 to an intellectual family. She was the only one in her family to receive a private education and, as a teenager, earned her teaching certificate. At age 14, she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, married (the first of three times), and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, and thereafter to Salt Lake City with fellow Church pioneers.
As she grew older, her attention turned to politics, public service, and writing. For 37 years, Wells served as editor of Woman’s Exponent, a newspaper for women of the Church, and in it, advocated for woman’s economic, educational, and suffrage rights. Editorials supporting the topic of plural marriage were also included, a practice in which Wells participated.
The Utah Territory granted women’s suffrage in 1870. Wells was among the first women to vote in the nation. Even though Wells had gained the right to vote, she joined forces with movements for the national cause of women’s suffrage, working with Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Carrie Chapman Catt in the National Suffrage Association.
In 1887, the U.S. Congress rescinded Utah womens’ voting rights to reduce the presumed power the Church had over the state. Outraged over their loss, Wells led other Utah suffragists in a battle to regain their ballot. Efforts were successful, and equal suffrage was included in the State Constitution when Utah entered the Union in 1896.
At age 82, Wells served as general president of the Relief Society, a religious organization designed to help those in need, until shortly before her death at age 93. One year before her death, Wells’ dream of giving every U.S. woman the right to vote was realized when Congress passed the 19th Amendment granting equal suffrage.
This sculpture was gifted to the State of Utah on February 29, 1928, on what would have been Wells’ 100th birthday.
The Sculptor
Cyrus E. Dallin (1861-1943) was a notable sculptor born in Springville, Utah. In his youth, Dallin sculpted with clay and at eighteen, began formal art studies in Boston and Paris. Dallin’s prize-winning works can be found throughout the country, and locally-Angel Moroni atop the Salt Lake Temple and Massasoit outside the Utah State Capitol.
Another of the many works of Cyrus E. Dallin I have been documenting. This is located in the Utah State Capitol Building.
Cyrus E. Dallin Emmeline B. Wells, ca. 1910 Marble
1980.11 State of Utah Fine Art Collection
18 Sunday Apr 2021
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Statue of Massassoit (Massasoit)
Historic Indian Chief of Massachusetts
Friend of the pilgrim fathers.
Sculptured by Cyrus E. Dallin, famous Utah sculptor.
Plaster cast presented to the State of Utah by Mr. Dallin and accepted by the State of Utah on the 20th day of March, 1922.
Cast into bronze and presented to the State of Utah in the year of 1959 by the Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr. Foundation under the direction of the Hon. Lamont F. Toronto. Secretary of State of Utah.
This is located outside to the east of the Utah State Capitol Building.
See this page for the links to other locations this statue, its original and replicas are located.
30 Friday Oct 2020
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The above Mark Twain statue is located in front of the historic Springville Carnegie Library which is now a museum, there are other copies of it around – I know I saw one in California.
Gary Price is a local to Springville and his artwork is very common to see around town.
10 Saturday Oct 2020
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“Journey’s End”
A legacy project of the Wasatch County Statehood Centennial Committee.
“Journey’s End,” honors the courage and sacrifice of the first colonizers to make their homes in these mountain valleys.
This statue is dedicated to the memory of William Madison Wall and other pioneers and the hardships that they endured while creating a legacy for each of us. – James Smedley – County Chair
This statue is located in Main Street Park in Heber City, Utah.
09 Friday Oct 2020
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The Violin Making School of America was founded in 1972 by Peter Paul Prier, a master luthier from Germany. Thirty two years later we unveiled this statue as a tribute to the school. Here, the finest string instruments and bows are expertly crafted, repaired, and restored, keeping alive the art of violin making.
(Sculptor – Ruth Menlove)
Located at 308 East 200 South in Salt Lake.
