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Scale model of Martha Hughes Cannon statue unveiled on Senate floor; sculptor and family present
Summary
Senators unveiled a 25-inch bronze scale model of the Martha Hughes Cannon statue by artist Ben Hammond; family members of Dr. Cannon attended and the model will be displayed in the Capitol during the session prior to a full-size installation in Washington, D.C.
SALT LAKE CITY — A 25-inch bronze scale model of a planned Martha Hughes Cannon statue was unveiled on the Utah Senate floor as members and guests gathered to acknowledge the state's suffrage pioneers.
Artist Ben Hammond, selected last year to sculpt the full-size statue that will be installed in Washington, D.C., attended and unveiled the model. Senator remarks thanked Hammond for his work and acknowledged family members of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon in the gallery, including Arlene Woodbury and her family. The model is a scale version of the 7½-foot statue planned for installation in August in Washington and will be displayed downstairs in the Capitol for the session so students and visitors can view it.
Why it matters: Martha Hughes Cannon was the first woman elected to a state senate in the United States, and the unveiling commemorates the centennial of the 19th Amendment alongside the state's long suffrage history. Senate members invited visiting students and praised the artwork as a teaching moment about Utah's role in national suffrage history.
The Senate recessed its ceremonial remarks and continued with the day's legislative business.
