Soldiers Memorial St Louis MO-BnW-GRK0096_10282018-HDR
by Greg Kluempers
Title
Soldiers Memorial St Louis MO-BnW-GRK0096_10282018-HDR
Artist
Greg Kluempers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in downtown St. Louis is a memorial and military museum, at 1315 Chestnut Street, owned by the City of St. Louis and operated by the Missouri Historical Society. It has just gone through a $30 million dollar renovation and was reopened on Veterans Day 2018. Interior east and west wings contain display cases with military displays and memorabilia from World War I and subsequent American wars.
The building was designed by St. Louis architectural firm Mauran, Russell & Crowell in a stripped Classical style, with a severely simplified form and limited ornament. It was dedicated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1936 and officially opened to the public on Memorial Day, 1938.
Four monumental sculptural groups representing figures of Loyalty, Vision, Courage and Sacrifice by sculptor Walker Hancock stand, with their horses, on the north and south sides of the building. Other architectural sculpture here was completed by Hillis Arnold.
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November 14th, 2018
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