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 (Nellie) Pucell Unthank by Jerry Anderson Image: Photograph by Ryann S. Ford. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Photograph by Ryann S. Ford. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Ellen (Nellie) Pucell Unthank by Jerry Anderson Image: Photograph by Jacob B. Arnell. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Ellen (Nellie) Pucell Unthank by Jerry Anderson Image: Photograph by Ryann S. Ford. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Ellen (Nellie) Pucell Unthank by Jerry Anderson Image: Photograph by Ryann S. Ford. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
  • Jerry Anderson
  • Ellen (Nellie) Pucell Unthank, 1991
  • Bronze
  • Inv: PA 2021-0037

Ellen (Nellie) Pucell Unthank (1846-1915) as a young girl. Unthank was with the Martin Handcart Company. Snows overtook the company. Her parents perished. Unthank's feet were severely frozen and required amputation just below the knee by butcher knife and carpenter's saw. She walked on the stubs for the rest of her life. Monument erected by the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers.

  • Current Location: Cedar City - SUU/USF
  • Collections: Iron County Public Art

  • Artist: Jerry Anderson (American, b. 1935)