Verdi Bust - St. Louis, Missouri
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BruceS
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Bust of Giuseppe Verdi located near the Music Pavilion in Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM8010
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2009
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This bust of Verdi was originally sculpted in marble by Ross C. Adams and Carlo Nicoli and was dedicated in 1886. The marble bust has been replaced with a resin based replacement due to deterioration of the original.
Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera and is recognized most influential composers of Italian opera in the 19th century. His works of opera include Nabucco in 1842, I Lombardi in 1843, Macbeth in 1847 and what is viewed by many as his masterpiece Rigoletto in 1851.
TITLE: Verdi Bust
ARTIST(S): Ross C. Adams and Carlo Nicoli (copy after)
DATE: Original 1888 copy unknown
MEDIUM: Bust: artificial stone; Pedestal: limestone and polished Missouri red granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000263
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Tower Grove Park, Music pavilion
St. Louis, Missouri
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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