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Expansion Column

By Richard Hunt
Category: Sculpture

About

Expansion Column, a massive bronze tower, got off to a bad start by falling off the crane as it was being loaded onto the truck in Chicago for its move to the plaza at United Missouri Bank in downtown St. Louis. The work arrived, unharmed, the next day. The sculpture symbolizes the growth and unity within the community that refers to the bank’s increasing presence in St. Louis.

Dimensions: 22′
Year Completed: 1989
Material: Cor-ten steel
Owner: United Missouri Bank
Donor: United Missouri Bank collection


About the artist:

Richard Hunt

b. 1931

Hunt, who took his first drawing class at age 10, was more interested in sculpture from the very beginning. His first sculpture, done while he was still a student, was bought by the Museum of Modern Art. The purchase made the young African-American artist famous. By the time he was 36, the New York museum mounted a retrospective of his work.