Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Bronze Garden Sculpture
by Robert Lee Walker
Robert Lee Walker grew up in St. Louis and taught at John Burroughs School in Ladue from 1950 until his retirement in 1987. He earned a B.F.A. at Washington University School of Fine Arts and did graduate work at the Cransbrook Academy of Art from 1949 to 1950.
Walker created the whimsical bronze animals for the Kemper Center Gardens between early 1993 and 1995. Walker also executed the pediment panels for the Butterfly Pavilion and the medallion in the Blanke Boxwood Garden. His beautiful bronze "Birds in Flight" Waldemar Memorial Fountain was installed in the Lehmann Rose Garden in 1976.
Erected by Missouri Botanical Garden.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 38° 36.812′ N, 90° 15.649′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Missouri Botanical Garden. Marker can be reached from Shaw Boulevard west of Tower Grove Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4344 Shaw Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening (within shouting distance of this marker); Building the Perfect Grapevine (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);
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