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Zolnay, George Julian,
Young, Thomas C.,
Eames & Young,
Animal -- Lion
Gate
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- University City
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Sculpture
Lion Gates, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Zolnay, George Julian, 1863-1949, sculptor. (copy after)
Young, Thomas C., architect.
Eames & Young, architectural firm.
Title:
Lion Gates, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
U-City Lions, (sculpture).
University City Lions, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Medium:
Lions: fiberglass; Pylons: Indiana limestone.
Dimensions:
2 parts. Each lion: approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 15 ft.; Each pylon: approx. H. 40 ft.
Description:
Two lions, a female and a male, each mounted atop pylons flanking a road.
Subject:
Animal -- Lion
Object Type:
Gate
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- University City
Copy
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of University City, Office of the Mayor, 6801 Delmar, University City, Missouri 63130
Located Delmar at Trinity, University City, Missouri
Remarks:
These fiberglass lions are replacements for the original concrete lions erected by Edward G. Lewis in 1909 at a cost of $50,000. The sculptor of the original lions was George Julian Zolnay. Thomas C. Young of Eames & Young architectural firm designed the pylons. Severe deterioration of the original concrete lions caused the City of University City to give the originals to the Missouri Historical Society (see IAS 76000984). 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 needed repairs to the pylons. IAS files contain copy of article from the St. Louis Rehabber (Feb. 1983), which discusses creation of the original lions. IAS files also contain transcriptions of nearby plaques.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Related Works:
Related to: 76000984.
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 MO000257
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000257
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