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Zolnay, George Julian,
Taylor, Isaac Stockton,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
Giudici Brothers,
Rosebrough Monument Company,
Portrait male -- Laclede, Pierre
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis
Sculpture
Pierre Laclede, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zolnay, George Julian, 1863-1949, sculptor.
Taylor, Isaac Stockton, 1851-1917, architect.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Giudici Brothers, carver.
Rosebrough Monument Company, contractor.
Title:
Pierre Laclede, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1911. 1912. Dedicated May 30, 1914.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.; Base: diam. approx. 20 ft. H. 12 ft.
Inscription:
G. J. Zolnay sc 1912 (On front of base:) LACLEDE/FOUNDER OF ST. LOUIS/1764 (On right side of base:) ST. LOUIS/FOUNDED BY LACLEDE 1764/INCORPORATED AS A TOWN 1809/INCORPORATED AS A CITY 1823 (On back of base:) PIERRE DE LACLEDE LIGUEST/BORN/BEDOUS FRANCE 1723/DIED/ON THE BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1778 (On left side of base:) THIS STATUE/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS/ BY THE ST. LOUIS CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION/WHICH CONDUCTED THE CELEBRATION/OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY/OF THE INCORPORATION/1909 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
"Statue of Laclede ceremoniously stepping from his boat to found St. Louis. Sword in proper right hand, facing north, wearing period dress."
Subject:
Portrait male -- Laclede, Pierre -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of St. Louis, Board of Public Service, City Hall, Twelfth and Market Streets, St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Located Washington Park, West Entrance, Market & 13th Streets, St. Louis, Missouri
Remarks:
The idea for a monument to the founder of St. Louis originated with the 1909 celebration of the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the city. A competition was held for the design of the monument. Funded by the St. Louis Centennial Association, at an estimated cost of $14,000. Restored in 1975 at a cost of $18,500. IAS files contain copy from unpublished 1969 Mayor's report, "Public Art St. Louis," which discusses commissioning history and dedication ceremony.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MO5034, 1989.
McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1988.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Monumental News (Aug. 1910); (May 1913); (Aug. 1914); (June 1920).
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News (Aug. 1914): pg. 507.
Monumental News (June 1920): pg. 455.
McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1988, pg. 76.
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 76000985
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