Statue of Junípero Serra (Los Angeles)

Statue of Junípero Serra
Statue of Junípero Serra
	The statue in 2014
Artist	Ettore Cadorin (replica)
Year	1932
Medium	Bronze sculpture; concrete (base);
Subject	Junípero Serra
Condition	In storage
Location	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
	34°03′22″N 118°14′18″W / 34.0562°N 118.2383°WCoordinates: 34°03′22″N 118°14′18″W / 34.0562°N 118.2383°W

A statue of Junípero Serra (sometimes called Father Junipero Serra or Fra Junipero Serra)^[1] was installed in a portion of El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument informally known as Father Serra Park in Los Angeles, California.

Description[]

Located between the Santa Ana Freeway and the city's Chinatown district, the bronze sculpture of Junípero Serra, a replica of the one completed by Ettore Cadorin for the National Statuary Hall Collection in 1930, measures approximately 8' 9" × 2' 2" × 2' 4", and rests on a concrete base that measures approximately 5' 8" × 3' 8" × 3' 8".^[1]

History[]

The memorial was installed in 1932.^[2]

The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.^[1]

Removal[]

The statue was toppled by a group consisting of members from the Tongva and Tataviam Tribal Nations^[3] and Native/Indigenous activists^[4] in solidarity with the George Floyd protests in June 2020.^[5]

The City of Los Angeles deemed the removal an act of civil disobedience. On June 30, 2020, the city introduced a motion to address controversial statues, plaques and other symbolic honorifics.^[6] The park will be renamed by the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners in collaboration with local tribal communities.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Fra Junipero Serra, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ Miranda, Carolina A. (2020-06-21). "At Los Angeles toppling of Junipero Serra statue, activists want full history told". Los Angeles Times (in American English). Retrieved 2020-06-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Licas, Eric. "Protesters in L.A. topple statue of Junipero Serra, who helped colonize California". LA Daily News. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
^ Pollack, Gina. "Activists Tore Down A Statue Of Junipero Serra In Solidarity With Black Lives Matter". LAist. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
^ KABC (2020-06-21). "Demonstrators topple statue of Junipero Serra, who helped found missions in California, in DTLA". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ City of Los Angeles. "Council File: 20-0871" (PDF). LA City. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
^ Wick, Julia (2021-10-11). "'We're sorry': L.A. moves to make amends for wrongs committed against Indigenous people". Los Angeles Times (in American English). Retrieved 2021-10-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[SI-1] "Fra Junipero Serra, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[LAT_2020-06-21-2] Miranda, Carolina A. (2020-06-21). "At Los Angeles toppling of Junipero Serra statue, activists want full history told". Los Angeles Times (in American English). Retrieved 2020-06-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] Licas, Eric. "Protesters in L.A. topple statue of Junipero Serra, who helped colonize California". LA Daily News. Retrieved 2020-07-12.

[4] Pollack, Gina. "Activists Tore Down A Statue Of Junipero Serra In Solidarity With Black Lives Matter". LAist. Retrieved 2020-07-12.

[KABC_2020-06-21-5] KABC (2020-06-21). "Demonstrators topple statue of Junipero Serra, who helped found missions in California, in DTLA". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[6] City of Los Angeles. "Council File: 20-0871" (PDF). LA City. Retrieved 2020-07-12.

[7] Wick, Julia (2021-10-11). "'We're sorry': L.A. moves to make amends for wrongs committed against Indigenous people". Los Angeles Times (in American English). Retrieved 2021-10-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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