Gounod Bust - St. Louis, Missouri
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Bust of Charles-François Gounod located near the Music Pavilion in Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM8075
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2010
Views: 3
This bust of Gounod 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.
Gounod was a French composer, best known for his operas Faust (1859) based on a play by Goethe and Roméo et Juliette (1867) based on a play by Shakespeare. He also composed several other operas, symphonies, and chamber music.
TITLE: Gounod Bust
ARTIST(S): Ross C. Adams and Carlo Nicoli (copy after)
DATE: Original 1886 copy 1993
MEDIUM: Bust: artificial stone; Pedestal: limestone and polished Missouri red granite.IAS MO000262
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000262
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:
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