by Sherry Sissac | Feb 14, 2014
Howard and Isabel Baer commissioned the artist to create a retirement statue of Zoo Director George P. Vierheller. Mr. Vierheller was often seen driving around in his convertible, puffing on a cigar, accompanied by a chimpanzee in the passenger seat. The work was...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 14, 2014
St. Louis’ first equestrian war monument recognized General Sigel as one of the leaders of the German revolution of 1848-49. Sigel came to St. Louis to be an instructor at the German Institute. At the beginning of the Civil War, he organized a regiment of Union...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 14, 2014
The General Edward Bates statue was originally created for Lafayette Park, but it was never installed because the sculptor’s fee had not been paid. The Forest Park commissioners, out of their state appropriation, paid the balance and bought the piece. The...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 14, 2014
Erected in 1885, the statue Francis Preston Blair, Jr. honors the Civil War general and statesman who fought for the North, then battled to release Southerners from disenfranchisement. Blair was a member of the Missouri legislature, the United States House of...
by Sherry Sissac | Feb 14, 2014
Dimensions: 8′ Year Completed: 2005 Material: Stone Owner: City of St. Louis
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