The Father Serra statue in Ventura, California, depicting Junípero Serra, the founder of Mission San Buenaventura, was commissioned by Ventura County through the Works Progress Administration as part of the Federal Art Project. [3]:6 Kangas gathered sand and gravel from the Ventura River,[4] which he used to make a concrete aggregate material that he poured on location into the mold. As a native of Ventura, I am partial. Preservation of Father Serra’s name on Junipero Serra Elementary School. "Comparison of Three Statues", a paper by Shirley Week (Kangas' daughter), October 9, 1990, p. 3, contained in Serra Statue ephemera file at the Research Library of the Museum of Ventura County. About 150 people held a peacefull rally Saturday afternoon at the Father Serra Statue that stands in front of Ventura City Hall. [4] Kangas had gained some acclaim in 1935 for a heroic statue of a Civilian Conservation Corps worker titled "Conservation of Man and Nature" that was installed at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. The statue, sculpted by Uno John Palo Kangas, was placed in a prominent location in a public park across the street from the Ventura County Courthouse in 1936. In his speech, Gov. This was done in response to complaints that Father Serra and his fellow priests cruelly subjugated the indigenous people of California as they established their missions along El Camino Real. "[10], By the 1980s, it had deteriorated from years of exposure to Ventura's salt air and from the pooling of rainwater in the collar of the statue's robe, which formed a basin. ◄ STAY AT HOME & WORK AT HOME FOR USA ►Check it out, and start earning yourself . We respect your privacy and will not sell your contact … Father Serra was a small man who worked hard despite physical ailments that included asthma and a sore on his leg that never healed. But Ventura County CEO Mike Powers, who oversees county operations, announced a planned redesign of the seal at a June 23 meeting of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. [3]:13[15], Based on the findings, Councilman Burns proposed the creation of a wood replica of the statue which could then be used as a model for a bronze cast to be put in place of the decaying concrete statue. [33] In May 1992, the bronze cast's hand was painted with red paint, and a message was stenciled on the concrete below accusing Serra of having failed to honor God and claiming that Serra was a symbol of slavery to Native Americans. Ventura's Father Serra statues will be removed from city property and relocated. For the first time in Ventura County, a statue representing the colonization, enslavement and killing of the Chumash people, the indigenous people who lived on the land that today is called the City of San Buenaventura, will be removed. [4] The statue was removed from its pedestal in September 1989 to make room for installation of the bronze cast. The special public meeting will include the Ventura Mayor, City Council, and city leadership. If the protesters dislike colonialism so much, they should learn local Indian languages and stop shouting in English, symbol of the worst oppressive colonialism. The unveiling ceremony was attended by Kangas, Governor Frank Merriam, Mayor George A. Newell, Jr., and other notable persons. However, a newspaper story from April 1938 suggests that the original clay model may have been loaned to a museum in Butte, Montana, for an exhibition on scale models of sculpture. After a five-hour meeting that included Ventura citizens, Catholic scholars, and Black Lives Matter protesters, the City Council determined that the statue is “not a historical landmark” and called for its immediate removal due to Serra’s alleged atrocities … [20][3]:17–19[21][22], The reproduction process began by taking precise measurements of all aspects of the concrete statue, using 1,782 points of reference. For the first time in Ventura County, a statue representing the colonization, enslavement and killing of the Chumash people, the indigenous people who lived on the land that today is called the City of San Buenaventura, will be removed. In 1782, Serra founded Mission San Buenaventura, his ninth and final mission, on a site that became downtown Ventura. They believe that Father Serra, now Saint Serra, abused the Native Americans he used to build his missions and tend … [13] A crane from OST had been used to remove the statue in 1989 and the statue was to have been temporarily stored at the OST yard. On Easter Sunday, March 31, 1782, Spanish missionary, Father Junipero Serra, founded Mission San Buenaventura. by Kimberly Rivers. The Father Junipero Serra statue, as seen here in front of Ventura City Hall, has been removed and moved to Mission San Buenaventura. Merriam said: "A beautiful statue is about to be made visible, exemplifying the spirit of this pioneering priest – noble, brave and holy – a patriot of patriots. Father Junipero Serra (1713-1784) was a Roman Catholic Spanish Franciscan friar who founded nine Spanish Missions in California stretching from San Diego to Carmel. [1] The statue, standing nine feet, four inches in height shows Father Serra standing with his head facing to the left and wearing a Franciscan cassock with cowl, sandals, and a rope belt (or cincture), a rosary hanging from the belt, a book in his left hand, and a walking stick (or staff) in his right hand. [40], In the early morning of July 24, construction crews removed the statue from its plinth. [26] A group of the student artists visited the wood statue at the old livery building and made latex molds in multiple sections. Father Serra is credited with bringing Catholicism to California but many blame him for what they say were his efforts to do away with Native American culture in California and for the premature deaths of thousands of indigenous people. Mission San Buenaventura was the ninth in the series of California Missions to be founded by Father Serra, and it was his last. [11] The farm implements museum was delayed when its chief proponent, Bob Pfeiler, became ill.[12] In 1996, the concrete statue was discovered by a reporter for the Los Angeles Times in a scrap yard operated by Oilfield Service & Trucking Company (OST) along Ventura Avenue. June 20th, 2020. In Ventura, LaVere, Tumamait-Stenslie and Father Tom Elewaut, pastor of the mission founded by Serra in 1782 and built by the indigenous people, issued a joint statement on June 18 agreeing to take down the statue and have it “moved to a more appropriate non-public location.” Because of this commitment, LaVere abstained from voting Wednesday. [3]:6, On November 27, 1936, Kangas' concrete sculpture[9] was unveiled in front of the Ventura County Courthouse (later converted to Ventura City Hall). The English-speaking 49ers made an effor to exterminate all Indians they could, with the support of the successive Governors of the state of California. The wooden statue is being moved into storage until a more permanent home is found. A statue of Father Junipero Serra in front of Ventura City Hall. Junípero Serra was a Roman Catholic Spanish priest and friar of the Franciscan Order who founded nine Spanish missions in California. In July 2020, the Ventura City Council voted to remove the statue of Father Serra from the front of the old Courthouse. The rally was organized by those who want the statue taken down. kimberly@vcreporter.com. Jessica M. Roybal, the executive director of the Indian Council, said “What a slap in the face to the Indian people.”[31] Members of the Padre Serra Parish in nearby Camarillo offered to display the wooden statue in a place of honor but were turned down. voted to remove a bronze statue of the Roman Catholic priest, was one in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, Ashli Babbit, San Diego Woman, Shot And Killed At US Capitol Building, LAPD Declares Unlawful Assembly, 6 Arrested After Fights Erupt While Trump Supporters Rally In Downtown LA, Southern California Trump Supporters React With Disappointment, Praise To Riot At US Capitol, Beloved Anaheim Taco Restaurant Owner Dies After COVID Battle, Actress Tanya Roberts Alive But In Poor Condition In Hospital, Publicist Says, Governor Newsom Recall Campaign Reaches One Million Signatures, Man Shot To Death In Front Of Upscale High-Rise Apartments In Downtown LA, People Arriving At LAX Must Fill Out Form, Quarantine For 10 Days, Report: Former Dodgers Pitcher Tommy John Hospitalized With COVID-19, His Son Says Virus Doesn't Exist, Report: Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West Headed Toward Divorce. In 2015, he was canonized by Pope Francis — the first canonization on U.S. soil — and has remained a controversial figure for what critics argue was his poor treatment of Native Americans. Both statues will be kept safe in storage until their future locations are determined. Ventura Father Serra Statues To Be Relocated Wednesday July 15, 2020 Ventura's Father Serra statues will be removed from city property and relocated. The city council decided in 2020 to remove the bronze statue and the wood replica from public display. However, the very English language used by the protesters against Junipero is in itself a symbol of colonialism. In addition, the statue was vandalised with paint and the City sandblasted the statue, damaging the statue's smooth outer layer and accelerating the decay. [34], Serra was canonised as a saint by Pope Francis in September 2015, drawing national attention to Ventura's Father Serra statue. ... tribal chair of the Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians; and Father Tom Elewaut, pastor of the San Buenaventura mission, the ninth and final mission founded by … A statue of Father Junipero Serra in front of Ventura City Hall. [7], The disposition of the original clay sculpture is unknown. Some people say that Junipero Serra is a symbol of colonialism. [32] In January 1991, four glass jars of orange and blue paint were thrown at the bronze cast; the words "Spirit of Crazy Horse" and an image of a clenched fist were also spray-painted on the sidewalk at the base of the statue. At age 16, he entered the Franciscan Order of the Catholic Church, a group of priests who follow the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. A statue of Father Junipero Serra stands in front of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, California on September 23, 2015. Last week, the Ventura City Council voted to remove a bronze statue of the Roman Catholic priest which sits outside City Hall, along with a wooden statue of Serra located inside City Hall. They will also remove the wooden Serra statue in the City Hall attrium. [3]:6 According to a contemporary of the artist, Kangas used Meiners Oak resident Gordon Douglas as a model for the face of Serra. [4] The City planned to store the concrete statue until the completion of a planned farm implements museum, where the concrete statue was to be installed. They say he was an agent of Spanish colonialism who forced them to convert to Catholicism and destroyed their tribes and culture. The last of these nine missions, founded on March 31, 1782, was Mission San Buenaventura, which today is an active parish of 3,000 members located at 211 East Main Street in Ventura. Father Junipero Serra(1713-1784) was a Roman CatholicSpanish Franciscan friar who founded nine Spanish Missions in California stretching from San Diegoto Carmel. Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II on … In all, 10,000 man hours were dedicated to creating the wood replica. Preservation of Father Serra’s image on the Ventura City police badges. View of Father Serra Statue and California Street from steps of Ventura City Hall. [48] The Mission San Luis Obispo also removed their statue from public display. He had free slave labor.”[38], The removal proposal was overwhelmingly approved by the city council in July. Its unclear if it has already been removed as well. Of course he was going to protect us. A Serra statue was toppled in downtown Los Angeles last month, as was one in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Sign up to receive email alerts for the most recent action items and information in bringing back our Father Junipero Serra monument! The City had already commissioned through the art committee a series of murals reproducing local Chumash petroglyphs in the atrium. To whom? [3]:3 In August 1936, the Los Angeles Times published on its front page a large photograph of Kangas posing with the clay sculpture. The City Council voted 6-0 to remove the bronze Serra statue from atop California Street in front of City Hall. The mold was placed in front of the courthouse, and a scaffolding was built around the mold. The wood replica was set in the atrium of the city hall for public display. [2], In 1935, Uno John Palo Kangas (1904–1957), a sculptor born in Finland and raised in Michigan, was commissioned by Ventura County and the Works Progress Administration to create a statue of Father Serra as part of the Federal Art Project. VENTURA (CBSLA) – The city of Ventura Thursday quickly followed through on its promise to remove two statues of controversial Father Junipero Serra. [31][25], In May 1980, primer paint was poured over the concrete statue; city workers sandblasted the paint from the statue. 3 in 1974. In 1782, Serra founded Mission San Buenaventura, his ninth and final mission, on a site that became downtown Ventura. Controversial? ©2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Removal of a historic landmark requires a review under the California Environmental Quality Act. A handful of anarchists wanting to riot if these statues are not taken down. Pictured: The bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra at Ventura City Hall. According to some accounts, the first cross was … He also made multiple sketches in preparation for the work. They are literally out for the saint’s head throughout California. The last of these nine missions, founded on March 31, 1782, was Mission San Buenaventura, which today is an active parish of 3,000 members located at 211 East Main Streetin Ventura. Fr. After the Courthouse was repurposed as Ventura City Hall, the concrete Father Serra statue was designated as City of Ventura Historic Landmark No. But how do we best do it? The City loaned an initial sum of $15,000 to begin the process to be repaid by local boosters who raised more than $100,000 through the sale of limited edition 18-inch bronze replicas (hand-tooled by Charles Kubilos),[16][17] posters/lithographs,[18][19] and T-shirts, hats, and pins bearing the phrase "I Support the Serra Statue". [3]:2 The wood replica was installed at the atrium of Ventura City Hall on October 7, 1988. "[30], The City's plan to display the wooden replica in the atrium of Ventura City Hall was met with objections from the city art committee and the Candelaria American Indian Council. On July 16, the Ventura City Council unanimously voted to remove the long-standing statue of Father Junipero Serra in front of Ventura City Hall. A plaque at the base of the statue states: "The citizens of the City of San Buenaventura gratefully recognize the extraordinary efforts of Councilman Russell Burns (1918–1994) and master carver Wilbur Rubottom (1914–1993) to replace the decaying concrete 1936 statue of Father Serra by John Palo-Kangas with this bronze copy dedicated on October 20, 1989. "[36], In June 2020 as the national call for the removal certain statues intensified, the mayor of Ventura, the pastor of Mission San Buenaventura and Julie Tumait-Stenslie, the tribal chair of the Barbareño/Venureño Band of Mission Indians, issued a joint statement agreeing to take down the statue and have it “moved to a more appropriate non-public location.”[37] Tumait-Stenslie, reacting to defenders of Serra who say he protected and cared for indigenous people, said .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, "He did that because we were the free labor force, the slave labor for the missions. [20] The wooden Serra statue was placed in a corner of the atrium with explanatory plaques. Mission San Buenaventura was the ninth in the series of California Missions to be founded by Father Serra, and it was his last. national call for the removal certain statues, Barbareño/Venureño Band of Mission Indians, City of Ventura Historic Landmarks and Districts, "City of San Buenaventura Historic Landmarks & Districts", "Ventura City Council Votes To Remove Junipero Serra Statue", "Father Serra's Statue Gets New Life – in Bronze", "Sculptor Will Depict C.C.C. VENTURA, Calif. -- After listening to four hours of public comments, the Ventura City Council voted to postpone the vote on whether to move the Father Junipero Serra … The last of these nine missions, founded on March 31, 1782, was Mission San Buenaventura , which today is an active parish of 3,000 members located at 211 East Main Street in Ventura. Objections to the public display of Serra statuary cite the mistreatment of the Native American people during the mission era. 8/8 SLIDES. "[3]:12 The City in 1984 commissioned studies of the statue by an art conservator, an engineering firm, and a concrete expert. A statue of Father Junipero Serra is removed from in front of Ventura City Hall on July 23. [39] The council found that the bronze statue did not meet the requirements to be designated a historic landmark since the bronze cast had never been officially deemed as such after it replaced the concrete statue. [3]:11 In 1983, Ventura City Councilman Russell Burns, a mechanical engineer, presented a report to the City Council describing the deterioration of the statue and concluding that the statue "in the not too distant future will fall apart. Moreover, Stanford University cut all affiliations with Father Serra. July 30th, 2020 A statue of Father Junipero Serra is removed from in front of Ventura City Hall on July 23. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) For a time Saturday, it looked as if a statue of Junipero Serra outside City Hall in downtown Ventura might join the growing ranks of toppled figures. [12][14], Ownership of the concrete statue passed from Ventura County to the City of Ventura in 1971. Members of the art committee felt the statue was too large and not harmonious with the design of the atrium. (Credit: Cbl62/wikimedia. (Photo by Anna Tretko) A grassroots group of current and former Ventura residents has sued the city over the removal last week of a statue of 18th century Spanish missionary Junipero Serra from … A proposal to remove St. Junípero Serra from Ventura County’s official seal is unwarranted, and elected officials need to know Serra’s true story, according to the priest who heads the final mission the sainted Spanish missionary founded in California. kimberly@vcreporter.com. The Junipero Serra statue at Ventura City Hall. Photo by Stephen Heap. View of Father Serra Statue and California Street from steps of Ventura City Hall. [3]:37, The carving took 14 months from April 1987 to June 1988. "[3]:28 Master carver Wilbur Rubottom and a team of 16 carvers from the Channel Islands Carvers club then painstakingly created the wood replica in a studio at the old livery building on Palm Street in Ventura. A statue in Los Angeles and another statue in San Francisco were toppled on Juneteenth. Objections to the public display of Serra statuary cite the mistreatment of the Native American people during the mission era. When he … He founded nine of the California Missions, founding San Buenaventura in 1782, just two years before he died. The bronze statue was removed just before 5 a.m. Wednesday and is being relocated to Mission San Buenaventura. Following Serra's canonization in 2015, Serra statues were vandalized at Carmel Mission(smeared with green paint, "Saint of Genocide" … [15][3]:24 According to a book written on the process, "more than 4,000 charts, drawings, grids, and photographs were made from the measurements. Following Serra's canonization in 2015, Serra statues were vandalized at Carmel Mission (smeared with green paint, "Saint of Genocide" written on a headstone),[42] Monterey's Lower Presidio Historic Park (decapitated),[43] San Fernando Mission (hands painted red and word "murderer" scrawled),[44] Mission Santa Barbara (decapitated and covered in red paint),[45] and San Gabriel Mission (cut with electric saw and splashed with red paint). On the beach south of the present-day mission church, he blessed an area of land and planted a wooden cross. Protection of historic mission property. By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our. They will also remove the wooden Serra statue in the City Hall attrium. He suffered bouts of scurvy (a disease caused by lack of Vitamin C), and yet he walked and rode a horse for hundreds of miles through the rough and dangerous terrain. Defend Father Serra! The nonprofit Coalition for Historical Integrity has sued the city of Ventura over the Ventura City Council’s decision to remove the statue of Father Junipero Serra from the front of Ventura City Hall. [25], In 1988, the City of Ventura accepted a $17,000 bid from a group of student artists at the California Sculpture Center at College of the Desert in Palm Desert to create a bronze cast of the sculpture using the wood replica. (KEYT-TV) Mayor Matt LaVere, who recused himself from the vote, confirmed to … Junipero Serra is credited as the founder of the first nine missions in California, but he is also accused of destroying Native American culture. The people of Ventura are invited to share written responses online, which will be reviewed by the City Council. The author, Rellis Smith, wrote: "To have statues such as the one in front of Ventura City Hall is a direct slap in the face of all Chumash and other Native American cultures. Serra brought Catholic missions to California in the 18th century and founded nine of the 21 current missions in the state. Father Junipero Serra (1713-1784) was a Roman Catholic Spanish Franciscan friar who founded nine Spanish Missions in California stretching from San Diego to Carmel. [7] The clay sculpture was built around a frame of wood and chicken wire which Kangas then covered with layers of clay. Serra considered this his favorite Mission; it was the last that he personally founded. [3]:6 After the concrete hardened, the mold was removed and Kangas smoothed the outer surface. (Tom Spence/KVTA News). [15][3]:28–39[23][24] The carving began with large strips of basswood from linden trees in a Great Lakes forest that were glued together to form a 1,200-pound block. In September of 2018 they had his … A statue of Father Junipero Serra was removed from its spot in front of Ventura City Hall early Thursday, July 23, 2020. [27][28][3]:58–59, The bronze cast[9] was unveiled in front of Ventura City Hall at a ceremony on October 20, 1989, attended by more than 500 persons. The Ventura City Council cast a 6-0 vote during its meeting Wednesday night to remove a statue of Father Junipero Serra from outside its city hall and relocate it to the Mission San Buenaventura. [3]:13 In 1986, Burns' proposal was unanimously adopted by the Ventura City Council. [47] A statue in Carmel was removed for safekeeping. The anti-Serra social media announcement about the June 20, 1 PM demonstration in Ventura, California. [6] The sculpting process began with the creation of a full-size clay model; the clay model took four months to complete and was built at Kangas' studio at 3929 Fountain Avenue in Los Angeles. As deterioration of the concrete statue became a concern, a wood replica was created by local carvers and used to make a bronze cast. There will be two virtual meetings open to the public as well. [15] During the 1987 Ventura County Fair, the wood block was temporarily moved to the county fairgrounds where the carvers' work became an attraction for visitors. The public display of Serra statuary has been a source of controversy, particularly among those alleging that Serra was responsible for the suppression of the culture of Chumash people. Protesters try to topple Junipero Serra Statue in Ventura, California. The site is in Serra Cross Park, a one-acre parcel within the larger Grant Park that overlooks downtown Ventura, the Santa Barbara Channel, and Anacapa and Santa Cruz Islands. 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