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| In Memory of the volunteers of the Springville Museum of Art |
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Dallin's statue of Victory commemorates the close of World War I. According to biographer Rell Francis, in 1922 Dallin agreed to donate the bronze to "Springville as a soldiers' monument for the city park. Lewis J. Whitney, a Springville contractor, volunteered his services in building the fountain pedestal after a plan suggested by Dallin. Various community organizations enthusiastically raised funds to finance the cost of the materials for the project. The memorial was constructed to honor seven Springville and Mapleton boys who lost their lives in World War I. Prior to the erection of the memorial, seven Norway maple trees, representing the soldiers, were planted in a circle around the area where the statue was to be placed... At the unveiling ceremonies on 4 July 1924 the sculptor said... `Wherever I have gone in the East, I have told the people the story of Springville, the Art Center of the West; the city that spends more money per capita every year for fine arts than any other city in the world.'" (Francis, Cyrus E. Dallin: Let Justice be Done 1976, p.126)
After many instances of vandalism and an attempt to steal the piece, a cast was produced by Baer Bronze of Springville in 2001. The cast was placed in the memorial fountain in the city park and the original was placed in the permanent collection of the Springville Museum of Art. |
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