Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Capturing a Feeling

Art & Culture

— Cora | Don F. Wiegand | bronze —

Capturing a Feeling Marker image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2023

1. Capturing a Feeling Marker

Inscription. The model for Cora was three years old. Her pose is meant to convey youth, innocence, and purity. The problem was motivating a three-year-old to hold the pose. The sculptor was able to solve the problem by mounting a TV to the ceiling of his studio.

Erected by Missouri Botanical Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.

Location. 38° 36.867′ N, 90° 15.522′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Missouri Botanical Garden. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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: Central Axis (within shouting distance of this marker); Capturing Rhythm (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Lilies at the Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Going West (about 300 feet away); Frank Y. and Katherine Graves Gladney Rose Garden (about 300 feet away); Swift Family Garden (about 300 feet away); Milles Sculpture

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(about 300 feet away); Collecting from the Wild (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2023

2. Cora

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.