Public Art
Creativity thrives in St. Louis. Sculptures, murals, fountains, mosaics and memorials are part of the fabric of the streets and parks of our region. Public art goes beyond the expected idea of art. Public art in St. Louis extends to a wide range of innovative concepts, projects and programs. Explore the different areas of our community and the public art that enriches our lives below.
King Saint Louis IX was an influential patron of the arts who most likely ordered the production of the Morgan...
This piece Knowledge, Care, and Technology celebrates the blessedness of creation, highlighting the concept of interaction between dissimilar parts to produce unity....
Depicted in relief are scenes from the life of St. Ignatius, founder of the Society of Jesus, and of St....
Living Flame and Flowing Water appear as simple and bold abstractions. The arching contours of steel convey a natural, almost fleeting movement. The...
Dr. Patrick Ward commissioned Madonna Della Strada in honor of Mary Bruemmer, dean of student affairs from 1967-1985. The contemporary life-size bronze...
New Friends depicts a young girl surrounded by a flock of birds and reaching to catch one of them. The joy...
The heroic-sized figure of a male runner is a unique portrayal of Pheidippides shown at the moment of fulfilling his...
The Pius XII Memorial Library at Saint Louis University contains more than 300,000 volumes of the University’s total collection as...
Sitting on a bench in a grassy campus courtyard, this life size-sculpture of the poet Robert Frost has a quiet...