Born and raised in Utah territory, Dallin was studying in Paris by 1888-90 and cast his first large bronze, Signal of Peace (now in Chicago’s Lincoln Park) at the Gruet foundry.
From the exhibition:Frontier to Foundry: the Making of Small Bronze Sculpture in the Gilcrease Collection, December 2014 - March 2015.
Ann Boulton Young, Associate Conservator for the Gilcrease Museum, 2014.
on side of base: "Gorham Co. Founders" cast through from the model. Underneath this mark is: "QPN" cold stamped after casting. Underneath base is painted in red: "150"
