Whittier Artwork - Yasmine P

Mockingbird Tree with Oranges, 2020 
Stainless Steel and Gold Leaf
Location: 7216 Autumn Ave., The Commons at The Groves in Whittier




The Final Salute, 2011
Location: Whittier Police Department, 13200 Penn St. 

The Final Solute Police Memorial stands as a solemn tribute to the police force. The statue is a powerful and evocative representation of Officers Mike Lane, John Pierce, and Keith Boyar, three Whittier police officers who passed in the line of duty. 



Carol Gold 
The Storyteller, 2007 
Location: Whittwood Branch Library, 10537 Santa Gertrudes Ave.

"The Storyteller," the second commissioned public art piece by the City of Whittier, was dedicated on December 7, 2007, at the Whittwood Branch Library. Created by the talented artist Carol Gold, "The Storyteller" beautifully captures the significance of verbal communication and serves as a symbol of the flowing river of knowledge that unites individuals of all ages. It encourages us to embrace the art of sharing our own stories and wisdom with those around us. The artwork features a female figure gracefully leaning against a short wall. Her hands make expressive gestures, while her open mouth conveys the act of narrating a tale to an unseen audience. The simplicity of "The Storyteller's" sculpting invites viewers to create their own narrative, thereby engaging their imagination.

The 6-foot bronze sculpture is meticulously painted  in warm tones, with honey gold accentuating the figure's skin and coppery brown defining her clothing. Carol Gold's understated modeling technique reflects her quiet yet contemporary style, characterized by the sleek, flattened figures that vividly convey mood and emotion through straightforward gestures. Remarkably, despite its bronze composition, the sculpture maintains an airy and delicate appearance.



          Acrylic on plaster- Painted: February 2017

The mural was painted on a wall as part of new shopping center (Amazon Fresh) in Whittier. The mural was on the corner of the Main Street, Whittier Boulevard and La Serna Drive. The mural depicts an archway, and through the archway is an idealized landscape view depicting elects of Whittier’s history. California used to be a Mexican territory therefore Whittier became a  U.S. territory under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. The mural depicts two Californios ( name adopted by Mexican people who were now foreigners in their own land; the border crossed them). Pio Pico, the last governor of Alta California, built a large hacienda in stolen land that people of Mexican descent lose once California became U.S. territory. The land that is present-day Whittier was acquired by a group of Quakers in 1887, and the mural shows a Quaker seated to one side. Whittier grew into a prosperous community in the 1930s the coming of the railroad connected Whittier to the rest of the country and allowed the community to grow and thrive into the city it is today. 

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