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Harry Weber (sculptor)

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Two of his sculptural groups have been designated National Lewis and Clark sites by the Federal Parks Department. This includes a twice life sized grouping of Lewis and Clark on the St. Louis Riverfront which commemorated the final celebration of the bicentennial of the expedition. He was selected in
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The Weber body of work includes over 150 large commissioned sculptures on public view in twenty states, the Caribbean, China and Africa. These include historical figures, notables in the arts, politics and sports in twenty-six different cities across the country.
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His sculptures of famous sports figures are prominent features at fifteen different professional and amateur stadiums, including
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Weber's sculptures have won major awards at national juried competitions, and are in private collections in the
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He was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2019, and was given a Star on the
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and abroad. His work has appeared on the covers of several national magazines.
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and are in the permanent collections of the National Dog Museum and the
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2010, in a national competition, to sculpt a statue of Harriet and
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His sculptures have been featured at the Museum of Fine Art in
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in St. Louis where the initial court cases were heard.
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Following his education, Weber served six years in the
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Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School alumni
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St. Louis, Missouri
Princeton University
Sculptor
harryweber.com
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Country Day School
Princeton University
United States Navy

Bobby Orr
United States
Newport, Rhode Island
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Cooperstown, New York
Wounded Warrior Project
Mobile, Alabama
Dred Scott
Old Courthouse
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
United States Sports Academy
St. Louis Walk of Fame



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