Public Art in Iron County from Cedar City Library

This collection is under constant revision and represents works of public art in Iron County. That is, art in public places. It is made available through the efforts of the Iron County Public Art Commission and Cedar City Library. It generally excluses structures, monuments, and architecture.

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Ellen Johnson Nelson: Pioneer Woman by Jacob Dean Image: Iron Springs RV Park, 3196 Iron Springs Road, Cedar City, UT. Photograph by Ryann S. Ford. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Iron Springs RV Park, 3196 Iron Springs Road, Cedar City, UT. Photograph by Ryann S. Ford. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Ellen Johnson Nelson: Pioneer Woman by Jacob Dean Image: Iron Springs RV Park, 3196 Iron Springs Road, Cedar City, UT. Photograph by Steven D. Decker. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA). Photograph by Steven D. Decker. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Ellen Johnson Nelson: Pioneer Woman by Jacob Dean Image: Iron Springs RV Park, 3196 Iron Springs Road, Cedar City, UT. Photograph by Steven D. Decker. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
  • Jacob Dean
  • Ellen Johnson Nelson: Pioneer Woman, 2019
  • Metal
  • 72 in
  • Inv: PA 2021-0139

Fabricated metal sculpture, rusted steel and a little bit of brass for her hair, 6' tall, at Iron Springs RV Park, 3196 Iron Springs Road, Cedar City, Utah. (https://www.custommade.com/pioneer-mother/by/jacobdean/).

The following words are cut into the metal above the sculpture: From November 1856-to-February 1857, Ellen Nelson lived with her husband Bengt in a dugout at Iron Springs as they took care of the Ward Cattle

  • Current Location: Iron County
  • Collections: Iron County Public Art

  • Artist: Jacob Dean