Administered by City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry 5600 Clayton Avenue St. Louis Missouri 63110
Located Lyon Park Northwest corner, South Broadway & Arsenal Streets St. Louis Missouri
Date:
1929. Relocated 1960
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1994.
McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 38-39.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Summary:
General Nathaniel Lyon is mounted on a horse, while a soldier stands on his proper right. The figures and horse are depicted against a rocky background. The sculpture is mounted on two levels of a massive three-stepped base featuring ornate corner work and a large, bronze, inscribed plaque dominating the front. On the back of the base is another bronze plaque with a low-relief scene from Camp Jackson of a seated soldier reading a document to a soldier who is leaning on a walking stick. In the background of the plaque are eight soldiers at attention, a tent, and two horses.
