Sculptor:

Milles, Carl 1875-1955  Search this

Founder:

Roman Bronze Works  Search this

Medium:

Figures: bronze; Basin: black granite

Type:

Sculptures-Fountain

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry 5600 Clayton Avenue St. Louis Missouri 63110

Located Aloe Plaza Market Street, between 18th & 19th Streets St. Louis Missouri

Date:

1931-1939. Dedicated May 11, 1940

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 42, 88, 90, 91, 125, 173, 181.

Summary:

Allegorical fountain depicts the marriage process of the Mississippi River (a male figure) and the Missouri River (a female figure), plus seventeen water sprites, which are symbolic of smaller streams that empty into the two rivers.

Topic:

Landscape--River--Mississippi River  Search this

Landscape--River--Missouri River  Search this

Allegory--Place--Rivers  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Animal--Fish  Search this

Control number:

IAS 76001000

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_1631