St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Carl Wimar
Born February 20, 1828
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, April 22, 2019
1. Carl Wimar Marker
Inscription.
Carl Wimar. Born February 20, 1828. Arriving in St. Louis in 1843, the young immigrant Carl Wimar was enthralled by the Native Americans who camped near the city to trade furs. Wimar returned to Germany in 1852 to study painting at the Düsseldorf Academy, and his work often portrayed Native Americans in conflict with pioneers, as in "The Captive Charger" or "The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter." Wimar returned to St. Louis in 1856. Influenced by his travels up the Missouri River, he painted stunning prairie landscapes and scenes of Native American life and ritual, such as "The Buffalo Dance." Though dying of tuberculosis and often carried up to his work site, in 1862 Carl Wimar finished his final masterpiece, the four murals adorning the rotunda dome of the St. Louis Courthouse. . This historical marker was erected in 2016 by St. Louis Walk of Fame. It is in St. Louis Missouri
Arriving in St. Louis in 1843, the young immigrant Carl Wimar was enthralled by the Native Americans who camped near the city to trade furs. Wimar returned to Germany in 1852 to study painting at the Düsseldorf Academy, and his work often portrayed Native Americans in conflict with pioneers, as in "The Captive Charger" or "The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter." Wimar returned to St. Louis in 1856. Influenced by his travels up the Missouri River, he painted stunning prairie landscapes and scenes of Native American life and ritual, such as "The Buffalo Dance." Though dying of tuberculosis and often carried up to his work site, in 1862 Carl Wimar finished his final masterpiece, the four murals adorning the rotunda dome of the St. Louis Courthouse.
18.039′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. Marker is on Delmar Boulevard east of Eastgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6227 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 6 times this year. Photo1. submitted on April 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.