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Unknown (German),
Portrait male -- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis
Sculpture
Baron Von Steuben Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (German), sculptor.
Title:
Baron Von Steuben Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
Before 1904. Dedicated Aug. 22, 1968.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ERECTED TO HONOR/BARON/FRIEDRICH WILHELM/VON STEUBEN/IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION/OF HIS SERVICES TO THE/AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THEIR/STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY/BORN IN PRUSSIA/SEPTEMBER 17, 1730/DIED IN NEW YORK,/NOVEMBER 28, 1794/AFTER SERVING AS/AN AIDE DE CAMP/TO FREDERICK THE/GREAT OF PRUSSIA/HE OFFERED HIS/SWORD TO THE/AMERICAN COLONIES/AND WAS APPOINTED/MAJOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL/IN THE CONTINEN-/TAL ARMY HE GAVE/MILITARY TRAINING/AND DISCIPLINE TO/THE CITIZEN/SOLDIERS WHO ACHIEVED THE/INDEPENDENCE OF/THE UNITED STATES/CONTRIBUTED TO TOWER/GROVE PARK BY THE/STEUBEN SOCIETY OF/AMERICA-RICHARD/BARTHOLD UNIT NO 28/AUGUST 22, 1968 (On plaque:) THIS MONUMENT ERECTED THROUGH/THE EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF/MANY INCLUDING STEPHANIE FLETZ/A NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTOR
unsigned
Description:
Standing figure of man dressed in military uniform with high boots, open coat, sash at waist, and bicorne hat. Papers in proper left hand. Male figure with bare legs seated behind, with proper left leg crossed over proper right knee. Large flag draped on pole behind figures.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Tower Grove Park, 4255 Arsenal, St. Louis, Missouri 63116
Located Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Provenance:
Gift of Steuben Society of America, Richard Barthold Unit No. 28, St. Louis, Missouri 1968.
Bequest of Alewel, Louis E., St. Louis, Missouri
Acquired from Busch, August, Bevo Mill Restaurant, St. Louis, Missouri
Acquired from Louisiana Purchase International Exhibition, 1904, St. Louis, Missouri
Exhibitions:
Louisiana Purchase International Exhibition, St. Louis, 1904.
Remarks:
Gift from German government to Louisiana Purchase International Exhibition, 1904. Sculpture may be model for larger commission. In 2004, the sculpture underwent restoration and a missing sword was replaced. Plans called for the sculpture to be relocated to the east end of a gated plaza between the Park's Plant House and Palm House.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 MO000023
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