Mysterious Monarch
By Robert Cassilly
Category: Sculpture
About
Mysterious Monarch is perhaps the most stunning of Cassilly’s concrete sculptures. The resting butterfly resembles his concrete turtles in Turtle Park because of its playfulness and inviting nature. The wings extend high into the sky, magnifying this usually tiny creature to the proportions of a small building.
Dimensions: 30′
Year Completed: 1999
Material: Concrete
Owner: Butterfly House
About the artist:
Robert Cassilly
Artist Bio: 1949-2011
Bob Cassilly was an American sculptor and entrepreneur. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, he was best known as the founder of the idiosyncratic City Museum. Cassilly graduated from Vianney High School and earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in art from Fontbonne University in St. Louis.
