Public Art Details
Animals Always
Artist: Albert Paley
Region: Forest Park
Location: Saint Louis Zoo
Address: 1 Government Dr., Saint Louis, MO 63110
Artist Bio:
1944-
Dimensions: 130 feet long, 36 feet high and 8 feet deep
Year completed: 2006
Material: 100-ton Cor-ten weathered steel
Description:
Albert Paley made his name initially as an art jeweler in New York. In 1969 he moved to Rochester, New York to teach at the Rochester Institute. With the recognition he earned from the Renwick Gallery, Portal Gates, for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, 1974, he switched to metal sculpture and decorative arts. Since 1974 Paley has completed over 50 major corporate and civic commissions. In 1995 he was awarded the AIA (American Institute of Architects) coveted Institute Honors Award for his integration of art and architecture.
Animals Always is the worlds largest public zoo sculpture. It contains more than 60 recognizable animals, including elephants, penguins, giraffes and a giant salamander, as well as exotic vegetation. Its about how we relate to a threatened environment, said Paley, arguably now Americas foremost forged metal sculptor.
(CADinfo.com)
