In all, 10,000 man hours were dedicated to creating the wood replica. 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. Mike Harris covers the East County cities of Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks, as well as transportation countywide. The Father Serra statues in downtown Ventura (Both outside and inside City Hall) are offensive and must be taken down by the City of Ventura, and Ventura Unified must move towards changing the names of Junipero Serra Elementary and Blanche Reynolds Elementary schools, immediately. US HEADLINES: Nearly 100 speakers took turns over three hours extolling the virtues or excoriating the legacy of 18th century Roman Catholic Saint [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. [7] The clay sculpture was built around a frame of wood and chicken wire which Kangas then covered with layers of clay. During the weekend, two statues of Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest who established several missions in California in the 1770’s and helped lead to the settlement of the state, were removed by protesters in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The nine-foot bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra was erected in 1989, replacing a cement version that had deteriorated since it was first erected in 1936 with funding from the New Deal. In 1936, the Federal Art Project (part of the New Deal) funded this heroic sculpture. As deterioration of the concrete statue became a concern, a wood replica was created by local carvers and used to make a bronze cast. kimberly@vcreporter.com. In a joint statement released Thursday, Ventura Mayor Matt LaVere, Father Tom Elewaut of Mission San Buenaventura and Tumamait-Stenslie say they agree the statue should be removed from the public property. But how do we best do it? 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. A wooden version sits inside city hall. 3 in 1974. 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. In Ventura, the letter announcing the removal of the Serra statue was signed by Mayor Matt LaVere; Father Tom Elewaut, pastor at the San Buenaventura Mission Church; and … A statue of Father Junipero Serra stands in front of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, California on September 23, 2015. "[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. 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.” [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. A statue of Father Junipero Serra stands in front of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, California on September 23, 2015. But some historians and others blame Serra 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. The Father Serra statue in Ventura, California, standing 9 feet, 4 inches, was displayed in front of Ventura City Hall between 1936 to 2020. Emily Morris 2020-07-31T13:51:49-07:00 July 30th, 2020 | A statue of Father Junipero Serra is removed from in front of Ventura City Hall on July 23. But, there’s been controversy about the way the settlers treated Native Americans. requesting that the City of Ventura remove the statue of Father Junipero Serra from its location near City Hall. Father Junipero Serra is the most recent target of protesters calling for the removal, and often the tearing down, of historical statues across our nation. "[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. "We've been seeing around the country and the world statues of racist and genocidal people being taken down and we think it's time that happens in Ventura," said Ben Leaños, 23, of Camarillo, one of the demonstration's organizers. Statue of Father Junipero Serra wearing a mask shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak. Statue of St. Junipero Serra at the Ventura (California) City Hall (photo: Sh) Paul Kengor Nation June 25, 2020. "We all believe that the removal of the statue should be accomplished without force, without anger and ... without uncivil discourse, much less vandalism," the statement says. And I suspect that it's probably inevitable.". A statue of Father Junipero Serra stands in front of the San Gabriel Mission on September 23, 2015. Members of the art committee felt the statue was too large and not harmonious with the design of the atrium. [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. Junipero Serra founded the city of Ventura in 1782 when he established the mission of San Buenaventura, and his statue has stood in front of the city hall since 1936. [3]:2 Kangas was paid $5,000 for his work. Serra is credited with bringing Catholicism to California in the 18th century when it was a Spanish colony. But it wasn’t toppled by protesters. Objections to the public display of Serra statuary cite the mistreatment of the Native American people during the mission era. On the same day the statue of the same man was toppled in Los Angeles. View of Father Serra Statue and California Street from steps of Ventura City Hall. [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. Father Serra is credited with bringing Catholicism to California but many blame him for what they say were his efforts to do away with … Ventura sued for removing Serra statue Lawsuit seeks statue's return to site outside City Hall. Elewaut said in an interview that he personally favors keeping the statue where it is, but will go along with the others to bring a peaceful resolution to the issue. He also made multiple sketches in preparation for the work. US HEADLINES: Nearly 100 speakers took turns over three hours extolling the virtues or excoriating the legacy of 18th century Roman Catholic Saint Father Serra is known as one of the founders of California’s historic missions. [31][25], In May 1980, primer paint was poured over the concrete statue; city workers sandblasted the paint from the statue. Ventura Mayor Matt LaVere, the Barbareño/Venureño Band of Mission Indians and Father Tom Elewaut issue a joint statement agreeing to move a statue of missionary Junipero Serra. (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. A demonstration was held. 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. [5], Kangas began by visiting the Santa Barbara and Ventura missions to study images of Serra and to learn about his life and style of dress. A nationwide campaign to remove statues of historical figures deemed to be racist is now bubbling up in Ventura. [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. VENTURA (CBSLA) – The Ventura City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to remove a controversial statue of Father Junipero Serra from outside its City Hall. At 4 a.m. on a Thursday last July — in the midst of nationwide turmoil about the heroes we create when we put statues in public parks — a large bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra was removed from a highly visible location in front of Ventura’s classic Beaux-Arts City Hall. He gained sainthood in 2015 when he was canonized by Pope Francis. SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM and get all the latest East County news from Star reporter Mike Harris. Ventura sued for removing Serra statue Lawsuit seeks statue's return to site outside City Hall. [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 Junipero Serra statue at Ventura City Hall. In 1782, Serra founded Mission San Buenaventura, his ninth and final mission, on a site that became downtown Ventura. The Ventura City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to remove a controversial statue of Father Junipero Serra from outside its City Hall. [46], The attention and damage to the statues of Junípero Serra was renewed during the George Floyd protests which expanded to include monuments of individuals associated with the controversy over the genocide of indigenous peoples in the Americas. Father Serra was called by many "the apostle of California" and has long held an honored place in California's diverse and culturally collaborative history. (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. The city installed a bronze statue in 1989 to replace the deteriorating original. [47] A statue in Carmel was removed for safekeeping. In Ventura he was protected by young people from Ventura. Junipero Serra founded the city of Ventura in 1782 when he established the mission of San Buenaventura, and his statue has stood in front of the city hall since 1936. "Were people decimated? The Father Junipero Serra statue, as seen here in front of Ventura City Hall, has been removed and moved to Mission San Buenaventura. This statue of Father Junípero Serra in front of Ventura City Hall and other Serra statues will be removed. [35] In August 2017, amid the controversy over public display and vandalism of Serra statues, the Ventura County Star published an Op-ed calling for the removal of such statues. (Credit Ken Lund/Flickr/ CC BY-SA 2.0) (Credit Ken Lund/Flickr/ CC BY-SA 2.0) The future of a statue St. Junípero Serra in the city of Ventura will be brought before the court of public opinion at a virtual community discussion to … After the Courthouse was repurposed as Ventura City Hall, the concrete Father Serra statue was designated as City of Ventura Historic Landmark No. A demonstration is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday to demand that a statue of Father Junipero Serra on public property in front of Ventura City Hall be … Father Serra statue (Ventura, California), 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. - A few people stopped by to take pictures of the historic Father Junipero Serra statue in front of Ventura City Hall on Father's Day. A place to not constantly be reminded of what happened to us and our families.". The statue of St. Junipero Serra is the latest to be either defaced or forcibly removed by people protesting against monuments that depict the country's colonial and racist past. The statue is a designated historic landmark, the statement says. [3]:59, The bronze cast replaced the original concrete statue in 1989 in the small park at the top of California Street overlooking downtown Ventura and the Pacific Ocean. Go out and actually pay somebody to do the work? This statue of Father Junípero Serra in front of Ventura City Hall and other Serra statues will be removed. 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. [34], Serra was canonised as a saint by Pope Francis in September 2015, drawing national attention to Ventura's Father Serra statue. He had free slave labor.”[38], The removal proposal was overwhelmingly approved by the city council in July. Community Leaders Propose Moving Controversial Statue On South Coast . [4] The statue was removed from its pedestal in September 1989 to make room for installation of the bronze cast. Although the historic figure is … He enslaved us and degraded us as human beings.". [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. Emily Morris 2020-07-31T13:51:49-07:00 July 30th, 2020 | A statue of Father Junipero Serra is removed from in front of Ventura City Hall on July 23. NOTE: On June 18, 2020, the City of Ventura issued a press release stating that it plans to work with members of the community in moving the statue of Father Junipero Serra to a new, non-public location. 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. 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. There’s been controversy over whether a statue of Father Junipero Serra should remain in downtown Ventura, in from of Ventura City Hall. He established missions up and down California as he traveled by foot from San Diego to San Francisco. [3]:6 After the concrete hardened, the mold was removed and Kangas smoothed the outer surface. "[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. A statue of Serra in front of the Old Mission Santa Barbara was decapitated and doused with red paint in 2017. The concrete statue was replaced by the bronze cast in 1989. Finnish sculptor John Palo-Kangas originally cast it in cement, which decayed over the years. 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. Meanwhile, a petition on change.org to have the statue taken down had gathered more than 5,200 signatures as of Thursday afternoon. Statues of Father Junipero Serra are being taken down or torn down due to his historical involvement in enslaving and killing the native people of California. "Father Serra destroyed many tribes — their culture. 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. The City had already commissioned through the art committee a series of murals reproducing local Chumash petroglyphs in the atrium. 2 statues removed, one more in works. Demanded by many Ventura residents for weeks, a controversial statue of 18th century Spanish missionary Junipero Serra was removed from in front of City Hall early Thursday. [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. 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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. Father Junipero Serra Statue Mission San Buenaventura Ventura Ca - Buy this stock photo and explore similar images at Adobe Stock The young Catholics placed themselves between the vandals and the statue of Saint Junipero Serra located at Ventura city hall in California Thu Jun 25, 2020 - 3:36 pm EST A statue in Los Angeles and another statue in San Francisco were toppled on Juneteenth. 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. 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". It is as iconic as the train horn that announces the train’s arrival, in this beautiful city. Alan Salazar, with the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, said the statue should have been taken down a long time ago. [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. Statues of Father Junipero Serra are being taken down or torn down due to his historical involvement in enslaving and killing the native people of California. In his speech, Gov. Reynolds was a segregationist who favored maintaining "white privilege in schools" and espoused anti-Mexican sentiments, the petition says. 2 statues removed, one more in works. [3]:13 In 1986, Burns' proposal was unanimously adopted by the Ventura City Council. Statue of St. Junipero Serra at the Ventura (California) City Hall (photo: Sh) Paul Kengor Nation June 25, 2020. The city council decided in 2020 to remove the bronze statue and the wood replica from public display. [3]:13 The studies reached the conclusion that the statue should be moved inside and that the statue was too fragile to be copied by molding. All rights reserved. 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In late May, protesters tore down statues of Serra in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and Los Angeles’s Olvera Street. on Saturday, June 20, to demand that the statue of Father Junipero Serra in front of Ventura City Hall be taken down on grounds that he had committed atrocities against Native Americans, including the local Chumash. VENTURA, Calif. - Leaders from the City of Ventura have been discussing the future removal of … "We are calling for restorative justice and are petitioning for his statue to be removed immediately.". "The goal of this statement is to show the public that the Chumash, the Mission and the city are all committed to a peaceful, collaborative process," he said. A bronze cast replaced the concrete statue in 1989. 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. Pictured: The bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra at Ventura City Hall. Father Junipero Serra Statue in Downtown Ventura June 14, 2020 / Conejo Joe. "We have listened and we have heard the calls from those in the community and believe the time has come for the statue to be taken down and moved to a more appropriate non-public location," it says. Of course he was going to protect us. 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. The wood replica was set in the atrium of the city hall for public display. [26] A group of the student artists visited the wood statue at the old livery building and made latex molds in multiple sections. [12][14], Ownership of the concrete statue passed from Ventura County to the City of Ventura in 1971. The Father Serra statue in Ventura, California, standing 9 feet, 4 inches, was displayed in front of Ventura City Hall between 1936 to 2020. [48] The Mission San Luis Obispo also removed their statue from public display. [3]:6 According to a contemporary of the artist, Kangas used Meiners Oak resident Gordon Douglas as a model for the face of Serra. [3]:3 In August 1936, the Los Angeles Times published on its front page a large photograph of Kangas posing with the clay sculpture. It was June 2001, our first trip to California. [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. Newsom apologizes to Native Americans in California, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The Father Junípero Serra monument has stood as a city landmark in front of the Ventura City Hall since 1936. [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. Father Serra was called by many "the apostle of California" and has long held an honored place in California's diverse and culturally collaborative history. [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. by Kimberly Rivers. "But I will acquiesce to it if it helps bring some healing to the present-day Chumash community. During the weekend, two statues of Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest who established several missions in California in the 1770’s and helped lead to the settlement of the state, were removed by protesters in Los Angeles and San Francisco. (Credit Ken Lund/Flickr/ CC BY-SA 2.0) (Credit Ken Lund/Flickr/ CC BY-SA 2.0) By a 6-0 vote, the Ventura City Council approved a motion at the end of a special meeting on Wednesday, July 15, to permanently remove two statues of St. Junípero Serra from public land. You can contact him at mike.harris@vcstar.com or 805-437-0323. "Saturday's demonstration is to hear our voices that we want to have the statue of Father Serra removed," Salazar, of Ventura, said. Mask appears on Junipero Serra statue in Ventura Tracy Lehr / KEYT Statue of Father Junipero Serra wearing a mask shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak. (Credit: Cbl62/wikimedia. [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. Yes. [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. "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. View of Father Serra Statue and California Street from steps of Ventura City Hall. requesting that the City of Ventura remove the statue of Father Junipero Serra from its location near City Hall. The story announced: "'Fray Junipero Serra', by John Palo-Kangas, one of the scale models of sculpture to be shown at the Butte Art Center, beginning on April 21st, is in the original at the Ventura county courthouse at San Buenaventura, Calif."[8], Kangas next built a breakaway mold of the clay sculpture using plaster of paris. [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. "I can't say that I agree that the statue should come down," he said. The bronze statue of St. Junipero Serra in front of Ventura's City Hall. Please do not move or destroy the statue of Father Junipero Serra. Ventura Mayor Matt LaVere, the Barbareño/Venureño Band of Mission Indians and Father Tom Elewaut issue a joint statement agreeing to move a statue of missionary Junipero Serra. Plaque displayed at the base of the statue. The petition also calls for the Ventura Unified School District to move towards changing the names of Junipero Serra Elementary and Blanche Reynolds Elementary schools. A bronze cast replaced the concrete statue in 1989. The special public meeting will include the Ventura Mayor, City Council, and City leadership. 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