Junípero Serra (Cadorin)

Junípero Serra
The statue in the U.S. Capitol, 2011
Artist Ettore Cadorin
Movement Bronze sculpture
Subject Junípero Serra
Location Los Angeles, California; Washington, D.C.

Junípero Serra, or Father Junipero Serra, is a bronze sculpture depicting the Roman Catholic Spanish priest and friar of the same name by Ettore Cadorin.

One statue is installed in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It was donated by the U.S. state of California in 1931.[1]

Another bronze statue was installed in Los Angeles in 1934.[2][3][4]

As of 2015, California was planning to replace this statue with one of astronaut Sally Ride.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Father Junipero Serra". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ettore Cadorin, Junipero Serra, Los Angeles". www.publicartinla.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. ↑ "Ettore Cadorin, Junipero Serra". www.publicartinla.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ↑ "Ettore Cadorin, Father Junipero Serra, A Survey of Important Sculptures in Los Angeles County". www.publicartinla.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
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