by jfawcett | Feb 17, 2014
Rau was born in Brussels and studied under Paul Dubois at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He executed war memorials at seven Belgian cities, and did portraits and independent works. Rau won the Prix de Rome in 1911. Most of his public work is on display in Europe...
by jfawcett | Feb 17, 2014
This statue of Juno is a copy of the Farnese Juno in the Naples National Museum. The original dates from the fifth century B.C. In Shaw’s day the statue stood in a formal garden in front of the greenhouse located where the Gladney Rose Garden is now. During much...
by jfawcett | Feb 17, 2014
This statue was donated by the Lamy family and probably dates from the 1930s. George McCue, art consultant for the Missouri Botanical Gardens, commented: “I recommend it highly for its directness of concept, economical execution, and its charm. The figure is...
by jfawcett | Feb 17, 2014
The vine patterns that make up the bench are intended to remind the viewer of Henry Shaw’s expertise in the history of the vine. In his book, published in 1884, The Vine and Civilization, Shaw wrote: “Historically and physiologically the use of good wine...
by jfawcett | Feb 17, 2014
This sculpture is from Trova’s GOX series of monumental geometric forms made from circles, squares and rectangles that have an Aztec ortotemic sense to them. The GOX sculptures, unlike Trova’s other series, are designed to be seen from the front, rather than from all...
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