"Reverence for an Era" (2005-2006) by Kerry Zarders

DESCRIPTION: two pairs of 9-foot high by 26-inch diameter freestanding columns faced with ceramic tile mosaic


These mosaic-faced columns depict the culture and history of the Santa Fe Springs region. The northeast corner's columns focus on the area's Native American era and Mexican colonial period, with a floral design commemorating Maria Ignacia Alvarado, wife of the last Mexican governor of California, Pio Pico (see below). The southwest corner's columns focus on the area's early ranching period and oil industry, with images of coyote and bear.
LOCATION: northeast and northwest corners of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, California, USA

Pio Pico and

Maria Ignacia Alvarado Pico