pioneer mother memorial pioneer mother memorial known bronze sculpture american artist installed short park vancouver washington united_states memorial depicts mother children commemorates pioneer mothers settled pacific_northwest main female figure depict citizens arrive commissioned vancouver banker wife city oldest works public art acquired unveiled sculpture renovated start 21st century maintained department description pioneer mother memorial installed short park north entrance intersection west 8th daniel street columbia vancouver washington park commemorates pioneer woman husband citizens arrive sources memorial sculpture commemorates specifically brave mothers frontier settled pacific_northwest sources sculpture main female figure short dedication ceremony program sculpture cast florence italy working fellowship memorial features length bronze figure depicting mother children woman wears traditional pioneer clothing including long dress shoes stands facing forward holds rifle proper right hand woman opposite hand rests head taller girls proper left taller girl holds shorter proper left hand shorter girl faces taller rests mother proper left knee young boy mother dress rifle sculpture measures approximately feet feet inches rests concrete granite base measures approximately inches feet feet figure group concrete backdrop reverse includes bronze relief depicting team pulling covered wagon animals led man anxious woman baby wagon large barrel attached wagon includes relief cattle skull diameter approximately inches memorial includes inscriptions woman foot reads inscriptions wagon displays copyright symbol reads says concrete backdrop signed inscription erected memory pioneer mothers gift history pioneer mother memorial vancouver oldest works public art oldest according acquired unveiled july september according sources attended ceremony artist commissioned create memorial vancouver banker wife donated creation work classified needing treatment save outdoor sculpture program renovated park improvement efforts start 21st century memorial maintained department
The Pioneer Mother Memorial