by Sherry Sissac | Mar 15, 2014
Dimensions: 5′ x 8′ x 4′ Year completed: 1986 Material: Painted fiberglass Owner: City of St. Louis Donor: St. Louis Zoo
by Sherry Sissac | Mar 14, 2014
The Haglin Memorial was donated to the zoo by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haglin in memory of their young son, Christopher. The artist, William Conrad Severson, directed Christopher’s classmates in molding clay animals and insects, which he incorporated into the bronze...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 19, 2014
On either side of Delmar Blvd., just west of the commercial district called the Loop, stand the gatekeepers to University City. Perched on their 40-foot limestone pylons, two massive feline figures keep watch high above the heads of pedestrians and motorists....
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 18, 2014
Across from the Blueberry Hill Restaurant in the Delmar Loop stands an 8-foot tall statue honoring the St. Louis native and rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry. The bronze figure leans forward as he strums a chord on his famous Gibson guitar in a special plaza...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 18, 2014
Saint John Baptist de LaSalle, founder of the De LaSalle Christian Brothers, is honored in a statue at Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis. The saint, shown with books in hand and two young boys at his feet, is depicted as a scholarly leader. De...
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