by Sherry Sissac | Feb 18, 2014
The Pius XII Memorial Library at Saint Louis University contains more than 300,000 volumes of the University’s total collection as well as microfilmed copies of the manuscripts in the Vatican Library in Rome. In 1953 the Rev. Paul C. Reinert, S.J., president of...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 18, 2014
The heroic-sized figure of a male runner is a unique portrayal of Pheidippides shown at the moment of fulfilling his legendary mission of running to Athens from Marathon to announce the victory of the Athenians over the Persians in 400 BC. The athletic figure invites...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 18, 2014
New Friends depicts a young girl surrounded by a flock of birds and reaching to catch one of them. The joy in her expression and the sense of motion in the birds make this a visually arresting and dynamic sculpture. (Courtesy of SLUMA) Dimensions: 6.5′ x...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 18, 2014
Dimensions: 10′ Year Completed: 1998 Material: Bronze Owner: Saint Louis University
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 18, 2014
Dr. Patrick Ward commissioned Madonna Della Strada in honor of Mary Bruemmer, dean of student affairs from 1967-1985. The contemporary life-size bronze of a prayerful Virgin Mary stands at the gate entrance of the southern border of campus. “Madonna Della...
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