Allegorical Figure Of Winged Victory Holding Aloft Peace

Title:  Allegorical Figure Of Winged Victory Holding Aloft Peace
Artist: Mathurin Moreau
Medium: Sculpture – Bronze
Dimensions: 34″ x 18″
Location: St. Charles Public Library (Carnegie Room), 1 South 6th Avenue
Owner: St. Charles Public Library
Map Locator Number: #10

Story:  About the Artist – Mathurin Moreau (18 November 1822 – 14 February 1912) was a French sculptor in the academic style.  He was born in Dijon, first exhibited in the 1848 Salon, and finally received a medal of honor from the Salon in 1897. He was made mayor of the 19th arrondissement of Paris, and in 1912 had a street named in his honor.

Photograph for the SCAC by Claudia Frost.