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Frazier, Richard,
Roman Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Vierheller, George Philip
Animal -- Ape
Occupation -- Science
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis
Sculpture
George Philip Vierheller, (sculpture).
Artist:
Frazier, Richard, 1922-1983, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
George Philip Vierheller, (sculpture).
Dates:
1962.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 1/2 in.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. 1/2 in. x Diam. 2 ft. 11 in.
Inscription:
(On back top of bronze base:) R. Frazier (On top of bronze base near shoe:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC., N.Y. (Plaque on front of limestone base:) GEORGE PHILIP VIERHELLER/1882-1966/THE FIRST DIRECTOR AND DEVOTED BUILDER/OF THIS ZOO./SERVING FROM 1919 TO 1962. HE UNSELFISHLY/GAVE OF HIMSELF TO THE RENOWN OF/HIS INSTITUTION AND HIS CITY. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of man dressed in business suit with proper left leg extended and proper left knee slightly bent. Chimpanzee stands facing man with arms raised, proper left hand grasping lapel of man's suit, and proper right arm against proper left elbow of man. Figures stand on short circular bronze base attached to larger circular limestone base.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Vierheller, George Philip
--
Full length
Animal
--
Ape
Occupation
--
Science
--
Zoologist
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Missouri
--
St. Louis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of St. Louis, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry, 5600 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Located St. Louis Zoo, Vierheller Railroad Station, near main entrance to zoo, St. Louis, Missouri
Remarks:
George Philip Vierheller 1882-1966, was first Director of St. Louis Zoo, 1919-1962. Commissioned by Howard and Isabel Baer. Sculpture originally part of concourse fountain at another location in zoo; moved to present site when scale of sculpture deemed inappropriate for fountain.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Powell, Janet, "There's More To Your Zoo Than Wild Animals...ZOOART," ZUDUS (December 1973): pg. 8.
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 MO000004
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000004
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