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    		• Mose, Carl C.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Musial, Stan
     
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    		• Occupation -- Sport
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Stan Musial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Mose, Carl C., 1903-1973, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Stan Musial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1967. Dedicated Aug. 4, 1968.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Base: black marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 96 x 45 x 60 in.; Base: approx. 101 x 32 x 44 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    CARL C. MOSE SC. "HERE STANDS/BASEBALL'S PERFECT WARRIOR"/" HERE STANDS/BASEBALL'S PERFECT KNIGHT"/FORD C. FRICK BASEBALL COMMISSIONER/AT CEREMONIES MARKING STAN MUSIAL'S/RETIREMENT AS A PLAYER, SEPT. 29, 1963. (Northwest side of base:) MUSIAL signed
    Description: 
    Figure in a left handed batting stance, holding bat on proper left side of body. Figure wears a baseball uniform and cap. His jersey has Cardinals #6 on front and back.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Musial, Stan -- Full length
    Occupation -- Sport -- Baseball
    Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Baseball Writer's Association, St. Louis Chapter, c/o Civic Center Redevelopment, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 63102
    Located Busch Stadium Plaza, Broadway & Walnut, St. Louis, Missouri
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the Baseball Writer's Association, St. Louis chapter, for $40,000. Funded by the Baseball Writer's Association and others. The expense of the original conception -- Musial autographing a scorecard for a young boy -- prompted the change to Musial in batting stance. IAS files contain copies of articles from the St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 21, 1963, July 20, 1968, Aug. 1, 1968, and April 10, 1970. Articles discuss fundraising, plans for the dedication ceremony, and criticism of the sculpture. For related article see: New York Times, Aug. 5, 1968, which discusses the dedication ceremony that took place Aug. 4, 1968.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1992.
    McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 119-120.
    St. Louis Globe Democrat, April 10, 1970.
    St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 1, 1968.
    St. Louis Globe Democrat, July 20, 1968.
    St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 21, 1963.
    Illustration: 
    Image of file.
    McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 119.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 87810023
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