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Zolnay, George Julian,
Young, Thomas C.,
Eames & Young,
Eastman Plastic Relief,
Animal -- Lion
Gate
Sculpture
Lion Gates, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zolnay, George Julian, 1863-1949, sculptor.
Young, Thomas C., architect.
Eames & Young, architectural firm.
Eastman Plastic Relief, fabricator.
Title:
Lion Gates, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Lion Gate Entrance, (sculpture).
U-City Lions, (sculpture).
University City Lions, (sculpture).
Dates:
1909.
Medium:
Reinforced cast concrete.
Dimensions:
2 lions. Each lion: approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 15 ft. (8 tons).
Description:
Statues of a female and a male lion.
Subject:
Animal -- Lion
Object Type:
Gate
Sculpture
Owner:
Missouri Historical Society, Jefferson Memorial Building, Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri 63112
Provenance:
Formerly administered by City of University City, Office of the Mayor, 6801 Delmar, University City, Missouri 63130
Formerly located Delmar at Trinity, University City, Missouri
Remarks:
Erected by Edward G. Lewis, the lions formerly were mounted atop pylons flanking the entrance to University City. Cost: $50,000. Two sculpture students from the old Washington University Art School in downtown St. Louis assisted the artist with the modeling. Eastman Plastic Relief made the molds of the lions. Thomas C. Young of Eames & Young architectural firm designed the pylons. Severe deterioration of the lions caused the City of University City to give the lions to the Missouri Historical Society. Fiberglass replacements now stand at the original outdoor location (see IAS MO000257). IAS files contain copies of newspaper articles from the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Sept. 26, 1974; St. Louis Globe Democrat, Nov. 26, 1976; and the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Dec. 12, 1976, all of which discuss repairs needed. IAS files also contain copy from St. Louis Rehabber (Feb. 1983), which details the creation of the lions.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MO5002, 1989.
Monumental News, June, 1920, pp. 454-455.
Illustration:
Monumental News, June, 1920, pg. 454.
Related Works:
Related to: MO000257.
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 76000984
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Inventory of American Sculpture
76000984
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