 The Pioneer Mother Memorial , also known as Pioneer Mother and Pioneer Mothers , is a 1928 bronze sculpture by American artist Avard Fairbanks , installed at Esther Short Park in Vancouver , Washington , in the United States . The memorial depicts a mother and three children , and commemorates pioneer mothers who settled in the Pacific Northwest . The main female figure of the sculpture is based on Fairbanks' mother, Helen. kwiet.
The memorial was installed in 1928 and was dedicated on August 25 of that year. In 1989, the sculpture was listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and in 