Police Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993.; Image on file.; St. Louis Police Journal 34 (June-July 1988): cover pg.; R. Torrini 1988 (On front of pedestal:) IN MEMORY OF/THE SAINT LOUIS/POLICE OFFICERS/WHO HAVE/GIVEN THEIR LIVES/IN THE PERFORMANCE/OF THEIR DUTY (On back of pedestal:) Let the well-being/of the people be/the supreme law (Base inscribed with names of police officers killed in the line of duty, listed by year, 1863 to 1990); The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: Standing figure of police officer with head down and eyes lowered. Figure is dressed in police uniform and holds hat in proper left hand. Proper left knee slightly bent. Sculpture rests on granite pedestal, with pedestal on flat granite base.

Owner/Location: Administered by City of St. Louis Board of Public Service City Hall, Twelfth and Market Streets St. Louis Missouri 63103; Located Civil Courts Plaza 12th and Market Streets St. Louis Missouri