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Missouri Statues

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Farmer and Son [gone]
St. Louis, MO
The St. Louis Farmer and Son stood in front of the Sappington Farmers Market. The store called the 18-foot-tall fiberglass statue "Farmer Fred & his Son, Clyde." The store closed in 2012 and the statue was supposedly put in storage. The owners were looking for a new location and the statue was expected to return when one is found. In 2014, the statue was spotted east of the Soulard neighborhood laying on its back. It has since disappeared again.

Billiken
St. Louis, MO
 Miner
Webb City, MO
This Billiken sculpture was installed at St. Louis University in 1996. The Billiken is the school's mascot and students rub his belly for good luck. The bronze sculpture was built by James Reid. For more, see this website.

The original, concrete Miner sculpture was created by Jack E. Dawson and installed here around 1976. It was replaced with this bronze sculpture by Constance A. Ernatt in 2006. [map]

Lead Miner
Bonne Terre, MO
This eight-foot-tall, steel and concrete Lead Miner sculpture was created by Samuel Forrest Wright and installed in 1981. It was moved to this location in 2007. [map]

Pizza Inn
St. Louis, MO
 Sir John Falstaff
St. Louis, MO
 Big John
St. Louis, MO
The statues shown in the row above are part of the private collection of Bill Christman. I have not seen a Pizza Inn "Jo Jo" statue like this before but they must have been mass-produced. There was a similar statue in Helena, AR.

This Sir John Falstaff statue is from the 1950s and is believed to be one of only four produced. The character is a bit thinner than his earlier representations. He holds a bottle of Lemp beer in his right hand. His other hand probably held a glass of beer.

This Big John statue is displayed in two pieces. The upper part of the statue is in Christman's garden, the lower half stands in front of his gallery. These statues originally stood in front of Big John supermarkets. There are several of these statues left in Illinois and elsewhere.

Knight
Northmoor, MO
 Bigfoot
St. Louis, MO
 Gates Bar-B-Q
Kansas City, MO
This Knight stands in front of Castle Northmoor which was built in 1981-1983. [map]

This Bigfoot statue in St. Louis is located at Hoods Discount Home Center along with other animal statues. [map]

This bronze "Struttin' Man" statue is installed in front of Gates Bar-B-Q. It has been there since at least 2007. The man has been associated with the company's restaurants since at least the 1980s. The mascot was inspired by Louis Armstrong's "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" which was recorded in 1927. [map]

Jesus
Kansas City, MO
 Bigfoot
Branson, MO
 Humpty Dumpty
Branson, MO
 Toy Soldiers
Branson, MO
This Jesus statue is 25 feet tall. In 2008, it was installed next to I-35 in Kansas City. In 2009, the statue was moved to Divine Mercy Park. The statue was made of cast stainless steel by Dale Lamphere. [map]

This Bigfoot statue was installed on the mini golf course at Bigfoot Fun Park around 2017. [map]

This Humpty Dumpty statue was installed at the World's Largest Toy Museum around 2016. The Toy Soldiers have been at the entrance to the museum since at least 2007. [map]

Max Motors
Butler, MO
Max Motors
Nevada, MO
 Max Motors
Harrisonville, MO
These three fiberglass statues were made for Max Motors Ford dealerships and installed in 2013. The Nevada and Harrisonville statues' arms were ripped off during a storm in 2023. There are plans for Mark Cline to repair them. [Butler map], [Nevada map], [Harrisonville map]

Storming the Beach
Branson, MO
This 70-foot-long, bronze sculpture group of 50 solidiers is entitled Storming the Beach. It was created by Fred Hoppe in 199 and memorializes the storming of the beach of Normandy during World War II in 1944. Each soldier was based on photographs of men from each state, although there were only 48 states at the time of the war. It was originally installed inside the Veterans Memorial Museum in Branson. It 2013, it was sold and moved to York, NE. The city bought the sculpture back in 2015 and put it in storage. It was put back on display in front of the museum in 2018. [map]

Oscar
Branson, MO
 John F. Kennedy
Branson, MO
 Mark Twain
New London, MO
This Oscar statue was installed in front of the Hollywood Wax Museum around 2017. Oscars normally hold a sword rather than laurel leaves. There are also three other Oscar statues, holding laurel leaves, at the Shoot for the Stars Mini Golf next door. [map]

This bust of John F. Kennedy was created by David Adickes. The bust came from Presidents Park in Lead, SD which closed in 2010. It was sold to a gas station in Branson and then moved to its current location in 2013. [map]

This Mark Twain statue was built in 1984 by Larry Koelling. It stands in front of Clemens Landing, a campground. [map]

Looking Up
St. Louis, MO
 Fisherman and Animals
Stockton, MO
This 33-foot-tall, stainless steel Looking Up sculpture was created by Tom Friedman. It was installed in front of the McDonnell Planetarium in Forest Park in 2017. There are identical sculptures in Council Bluffs, IA, Austin, TX, and New York, NY. [map]

This wood-carved Fisherman and Animals are located at the eastern entrance to town. They have been there since around 2021. [map]

Lewis & Clark Monument
St. Charles, MO
This 15-foot-tall, bronze Lewis & Clark Monument depicts William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, and their dog, Seaman. It was created by Pat Kennedy and installed in Frontier Park in 2003. Lewis and Clark stopped in St. Charles in 1804 to get supplies before their Expedition. [map]

Captains' Return
St. Louis, MO
This 22-foot-tall, bronze Captains' Return sculpture depicts William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, and their dog, Seaman returning to St. Louis in 1806 after their expedition. It was created by Harry Weber and installed in Gateway Arch National Park in 2006. The sculpture was restored from 2014-2016 after damage from flooding and moved to a nearby location. [map]

Pinocchio
St. Louis, MO
 Big Suit
St. Louis, MO
 Ronald McDonald
Bethany, MO
This 10-foot-tall, painted bronze Pinocchio sculpture is titled "Big White Gloves, Big Four Wheels." It was created by Jim Dine and installed in Citygarden Sculpture Park in 2009. [map]

This nine-foot-tall, painted aluminum Big Suit sculpture was created by Erwin Wum. It was installed in Citygarden Sculpture Park in 2011. [map]

This Ronald McDonald statue has been installed in front of a McDonald's since at least 2013. [map]

More Missouri:
Lead Miner (Bonne Terre) [map]
General Jubilation T. Cornpone: 1, 2 (Branson) [gone]
Awakening (Chesterfield)
Gas Jockey (Crystal City) [gone]

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