Korean War Memorial
By Brother Mel Meyer, Robert F. Nast and James A. Naumann, Jr.
Category: Sculpture
About
Dedicated July 23, 1989, this Korean War Memorial commemorates the 54,246 Americans who died in the Korean War. “Diem Adimere Aegritudinem Hominibus,” concludes the inscription on the title plaque. This translates to “Time heals all wounds,” and fits well with the memorial considering the sculpture is a functioning sundial. The minimalist form is reminiscent of Maya Lin’s Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. and is a fitting alternative to the traditional, figurative bronze.
Dimensions: 22′
Year Completed: 1989
Material: Steel
Owner: City of St. Louis
Donor: Nooter and Anheiser Busch Corps.
*Photo Courtesy of Forest Park Forever.
About the artist:
Brother Mel Meyer, Robert F. Nast and James A. Naumann, Jr.
Meyer b. 1928
A Florissant native, Meyer has worked as a resident artist in St. Louis during the past 25 years. He joined the Marianists (Brothers of Mary) in 1947. In 1960, he earned his Master of Arts at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, studying under the internationally renowned artists Ivan Mestrovic and Jean Charlot. Today Meyer’s works not only reflect numerous travels, but also an ever-expanding ability to create art in a variety of media, such as metal, stone, watercolor, fresco, acrylics, and handmade paper.
