Pioneers
Pioneer Mother Statue
Kansas City, Missouri
A hint of the city skyline behind the statue in Penn Valley Park.
Inscription:
Whither thou goest I will go
Where Thou lodgest I will Lodge
Thy people shall be my people
And thy God my God
---- Presented to the people of Kansas City by Howard Vanderslice, the inscription reads: “To commemoratethe Pioneer Mother who with unfaltering trust in God suffered the hardship of the unknown west to prepare for us a homeland of peace and plenty”. Vanderslice’s own mother had traveled across the plains in search of a better life.Proctor created the piece in California, had it cast in Italy and the molds and casts were destroyed after completion. The sculpture is located in Penn Valley Park near the Santa Fe Trail.
Mike D.