by jfawcett | Feb 13, 2014
The sculpture pulls the viewer toward the Center of Clayton with a work that is dynamic and whimsical. Compositional elements include a spun aluminum cone, a pinwheel suggesting motion and playfulness, and a series of aluminum and fiberglass drapes or skirts that seem...
by jfawcett | Feb 13, 2014
Ernst Gorsemann, a Lutheran, visited the St. Louis campus in 1952 while the new library was in the planning stages. He was impressed with the architectural beauty of the campus and offered his sculpture of St. Michael at no expense other than transportation costs from...
by jfawcett | Feb 13, 2014
The six slender ballerinas, posed in “grand battement,” a classical ballet position meaning “great brush off the floor,” were commissioned by the developers of a new luxury hotel for the circular green-space in the driveway leading to the grand...
by jfawcett | Feb 13, 2014
Spring Dance is a perfect example of Dennis Smith’s artwork; the bronze sculpture depicts two spirited children who expressively convey the joyous feeling of a spring day. The two girls seem to dance for joy with arms outstretched and faces lifted toward the...
by jfawcett | Feb 13, 2014
Victoria Fuller’s sculpture is not just a giant shoe, but a shoe of shoes. Hundreds upon hundreds of silvery high-heels placed every which way become the sides, sole, and heel of a gigantic shoe. At a distance it is large, imposing, dramatic, and seemingly...
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