William Sherley Williams

Eight-foot monument erected by the City of Williams to honor the mountain man for whom the town was named.

8 ft. x 34 in.  x 24 in. without base

Figure: bronze

Base: concrete inset with small chunks of stone.

Base: approx. 7 x 38 x 37 in.

Control Number: IAS AZ000467

Repository: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

The monument was unveiled in 1980 by Senator Barry Goldwater in a celebration that was covered by the national media.

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B R Pettit was an Arizonan artist who is best known for his bronze sculptures including monumental statue entitled "Ole Bill Williams" that stands as a sentinel to "The Gateway for the Grand Canyon" in Williams, AZ. The eight-foot tall monument of the mountain man, for whom Williams, AZ was named, has become a Route 66 icon.

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