Statue of Christopher Columbus - Tower Grove Park - St, Louis, MO - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of statue: St. Louis Independent City
Location of statue: Grand Ave. (East Entrance), Tower Grove Park Sr. Louis
Artist: Ferdinand von Miller, 1842-1929, sculptor
Architect: George Ingham Barnett, 1815-1898
Fonder: Royal Foundry
Contractor: Syenite Granite Company, St. Louis

Monument text: (front base - west side):

The XIX
Centurÿ to
Christopher Columbus
1884. (Rear Base - east side): To the
Discoverer
of a
New World. (North Base): [relief plaque] LA SALLE at CAHOKIA - FEB. 12, 1682 (south base): [relief plaque] COLUMBUS. OCT. 12, 1492

Proper Description: "Standing figure of a bearded Columbus with a cloth draped over his proper right shoulder. His proper right hand holds the cloth in front as his proper left leg comes forward. The base has two reliefs depicting LaSalle at Cahokia and Columbus at sea, and the base also incorporates benches." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

This web site presents the statue and its history very nicely. vanderkrogt.net

TITLE: Statue of Christopher Columbus ARTIST(S): Ferdinand von Miller DATE: 1884. Dedicated October 12, 1886 MEDIUM: Figure: bronze; Base: red granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76000975 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Grand Ave, just N. of Arsenal St. Inside East Entrance Tower Grove Park, St. Louis DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noticed

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