Lion Gates - University City, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 39.401 W 090° 18.673
15S E 733966 N 4282110
These lions guard the Gates of Opportunity to University Heights on Delmar at Trinity in University City.
Waymark Code: WM7ZRH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2009
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These lions were commissioned by E.G. Lewis the founder of University City in 1909. The sculptor was George Julian Zolnay and the original lions were constructed of concrete and each weighed 8 tons. The lions originally stood atop 40-foot pylons of limestone designed by Thomas Young of Eames and Young Architects. Over the years the pylons became unstable and began to lean. In 1991 the pylons were reduced by 14 feet and the concrete lions were replaced with lighter fiberglass ones. The original lions are in the collection of the Missouri Historical Society.
TITLE: Lion Gates
ARTIST(S): Unknown, sculptor. Zolnay, George Julian, sculptor. (copy after), Eames & Young, architectural firm.
DATE: 1992 copy 1909 originals
MEDIUM: Lions: fiberglass; Pylons: Indiana limestone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000257
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Delmar at Trinity
University City, Missouri
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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