Statue of Our Lady

Statue of Our Lady

The highly stylized, 8-foot-high sculpture was commissioned for the religious school under the supervision of the architect who designed a new, modern building for the campus. The school paper forewarned students that the sculpture would be “in the modern...
Robert Burns

Robert Burns

Robert Burns had no connection to Washington University, but he was the favorite poet of many of the trustees, who formed the Burns Club of St. Louis. The heroic, 8-foot-high bronze statue was erected under the auspices of the Burns Club on the occasion of...
Gulliver

Gulliver

This sculpture is a fine example of Otterness’s work as it brings together his light-hearted humor and subtle political views. Its title points to Jonathan Swift’s famous satire Gulliver’s Travels, which was first published in 1726 in conservative...