Musicians' Memorial and Fountain, (sculpture).

Musicians' Memorial and Fountain, (sculpture).

Holm, Victor Sophus Joachim, 1876-1935, sculptor.

Ferrand & Fitch, architectural firm.

Musicians' Memorial and Fountain, (sculpture).

Fountain to the Musicians, (sculpture).

1925. Dedicated May 1925.

Stele: limestone; Relief: bronze; Base: granite.

Stele: approx. 10 ft. 4 in. x 9 ft. 2 in. x 23 in.; Relief: approx. 77 x 39 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 13 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft.

(Under bronze relief, proper left:) VICTOR . S . HOLM. SC. MCMXXV (Under bronze relief, proper right:) FERRAND and FITCH, ARCHTS . (On bronze plaque, below relief:) The American Federation of Musicians/Presents to the City of St. Louis this Memorial to/Don Miller and Otto Ostendorf/Secretary and Treasurer Respectively of/the Federation for many years, in grateful/appreciation of their devoted services./Ano Domini MCMXXV (Inscribed in granite base, below drinking fountain:) MCMXXV signed

"Large limestone stele with an inset cast bronze tablet on its front face. There is a large granite base in front of the limestone. Also on the front of the stele is a limestone basin with two bubblers (a drinking fountain). The bronze plaque bears a low relief depiction of a seated male figure (probably Pan) shown in profile with capering nude children all around him. Pan plays a pipe-like instrument. The figure grouping is under a tree bough with pine cones. A boar's head is also depicted in relief. Several feet in front of the monument is a stone and cement reflecting pool."

Homage -- Miller, Owen

Homage -- Ostendorf, Otto

Mythology -- Classical -- Pan

Figure group -- Male & Child -- Nude

Performing Arts -- Music

Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis

Administered by City of St. Louis, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry, 5600 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110

Located Forest Park, Near Forsyth Entrance, East of Skinker, St. Louis, Missouri

Gift of the American Federation of Musicians. Cost $5,000. This monument commemorates Owen Miller (d. 1919) and Otto Ostendorf (d. 1922), both of whom were members of the St. Louis Symphony and various St. Louis theater orchestras. Miller and Ostendorf were also officers of the American Federation of Musicians. At the dedication of the monument in May 1925, a 150-piece band gave a concert.

IAS files contain copies from unpublished 1969 mayor's report "Public Art - St. Louis" and Loughlin & Anderson's book "Forest Park," which give slightly different dates for the dedication. The mayor's report lists the dedication date as May 31, 1925, while Loughlin & Anderson's book reports it as May 30, 1925. The mayor's report also mentions that the monument had been hit by a car, moving it 2 ft. off its foundation, and would need to be dismantled, reset, and pointed. IAS files also contain copies of articles from St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 4, 1979; St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 15, 1925; and St. Louis Facts - A Municipal Record 1 (Sept.-Oct. 1924).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993.

Loughlin, Caroline, and Catherine Anderson, "Forest Park," Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1986, pg. 135, 138, 258-259.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

St. Louis Facts - A Municipal Record 1 (Sept.-Oct. 1924).

Loughlin, Caroline, and Catherine Anderson, "Forest Park," Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1986, pg. 138.

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