WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
JUANITA BROOKS PROJECT
(Honoring Juanita Brooks with a statue in St. George)
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WCHS Nonprofit ID 87-0465878 Please indicate the donation is for the Juanita Brooks Project |
PROJECT SUMMARY
Juanita Brooks was one of the most influential historians to come out of Dixie. She attended BYU as a youngwidow and single mother and received a master's degree from Columbia University. She settled in St. George
and taught at Dixie Junior College and then went on to become a great historian and gifted writer.
The Washington County Historical Society wants to recognize the contributions of this special woman and
honor her with a bronze statue in a prominent place in the City of St. George.
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PROJECT DETAILS
A life size statue will be located on Town Square in St. George near the Dixie Academy Building(now the St. George Children's Museum) where Juanita went to school and later taught college.
Noted local sculptor Annette Everett has been selected and has prepared a maquette of the statue. See
WCHS-03634 Sculptor's preliminary maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-03635 Sculptor's preliminary maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-03636 Sculptor's preliminary maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-03637 Sculptor's preliminary maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-03638 Sculptor's preliminary maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-03639 Sculptor's preliminary maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-03640 Sculptor's preliminary maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04349 Sculptor's latest maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04350 Sculptor's latest maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04351 Sculptor's latest maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04352 Sculptor's latest maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04353 Sculptor's latest maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04354 Sculptor's latest maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04355 Sculptor's latest maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04356 Sculptor's latest maquette of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04562 Sculptor's full size clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04563 Sculptor's full size clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04564 Sculptor's full size clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04565 Sculptor's full size clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04566 Sculptor's face on the full size clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04572 Clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04573 Upper half of the clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04574 Face on the clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04575 Hand & book on the clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04576 Typewriter & book stand on the clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04577 Typewriter on the clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04578 Part of the keyboard on the typewriter on the clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
WCHS-04579 Two of the books in the book stand in the clay model of the Juanita Brooks statue
The budget for the statue is approximately $65,000 and approximately $60,000 has been collected so far.
Donation checks should be made out to the "WCHS Juanita Brooks Project" and mailed to the
Washington County Historical Society, P. O. Box 404, St. George UT, 84771
or donations can be made online by clicking on the link above.
PROJECT HISTORY & STATUS
Several years ago, Dr. Douglas Alder suggested the idea of a statue to honor Juanita Brooks. A committee of theWashington County Historical Society (WCHS) was formed in November of 2016 to begin raising funds for such
a project and Keith Cannon was appointed Committee Chair. Donations began to come in to support such a
project and plans started to evolve. A special account was set up at WCHS's bank to just handle the funds for
this project. An advertising flyer was produced and printed (shown above). Talks were held with the Brooks
family, the City of St. George, our sculptor, and potential donors. Funds were solicited and donations have been
and are continuing to be accepted. A progress review was held at the May 2019 WCHS Board Meeting and
brainstorming sessions were continued during the summer. Keith Cannon expressed the desire to step down
as chairperson. At the August 2019 WCHS Board Meeting the committee was formalized into a Juanita Brooks
Statue Project and Jesse Stocking was appointed the new Chairperson.
Annette Everett was selected as the sculptor for the statue and ongoing discussions have been held with her on
the design of the statue. The evolving design can be seen in the maquette photos listed above.
We have received major donations from the Washington County RAP Tax (Recreation Arts and Parks), Art
Around the Corner, and numerous private donors, large and small. A fundraiser was held in February 2020 where
we gathered at the DiFiore Center for Art and Education. Donors and people who knew Juanita met to talk about
her life and contributions. This event turned out very nicely and a video recording was made which is now
available on the WCHS YouTube channel. To watch that video, click here. We appreciate how our community
has given such great interest and support for this project.
The statue will be installed on the new St. George Historic Sculpture Garden on the St. George Town Square.
That is on the same block as the Dixie Academy Building (currently the St. George Children's Museum) where
Juanita went to school and later taught college. The City of St. George will become the owner and maintainer
of the statue.