Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Ken Lum (Canadian, born 1956)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

1. Ken Lum (Canadian, born 1956) Marker

Inscription.

The Space Between Scott and Plessy, 2013
cast bronze, wood, mixed media
dimensions variable
Laumeier Sculpture Park Commission with funds from The Mark Twain Laumeier Endowment Fund and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Ken Lum connects the cities of St. Louis and New Orleans through people. Dred Scott and Homer Plessy were both men of color (as defined then) whose challenge of laws allowing segregation—both before and after the Civil War—give them an important place in the annals of American History.

In his work, The Space Between Scott and Plessy, 2013, Lum memorializes the two men in the arch-traditional form of a three-quarters bronze bust. Separated but equal, the two figures gaze at each other across the land, surrounded by small plots of flowers native to our unique communities. The Space Between Scott and Plessy continues Lum's exploration of shifting demographics in our modern world amid comments on globalization as not just about the movement of money, but a more unfettered connection between peoples of different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.

Location. 38° 33.019′ N, 90° 24.894′ W. Marker is in Sunset Hills, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Laumeier Sculpture Park. It can be reached from Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Louis MO 63127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (a few

<i>The Space Between Scott and Plessy</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

2. The Space Between Scott and Plessy

steps from this marker); The House (within shouting distance of this marker); Jenny Holzer (American, born 1950) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (within shouting distance of this marker); Pearl Fryar (American, 1939) (within shouting distance of this marker); Gigi Scaria (within shouting distance of this marker); Healing (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunset Hills.

The Scott bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

3. The Scott bust

The Plessy bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

4. The Plessy bust

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.