Plan de la Ville de St. Louis des Illinois sur le Mississippi, avec les differents projets de la Fortifier (Map), 1796, Georges de Maillard de Bois Saint Lys (French, 1766-?), 12 1/2 x 17 inches.
A discussion about the Sheldon Art Galleries' exhibition "Imagining the Founding of St. Louis" in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the city.
A companion book of essays by University of Missouri – St. Louis historian J. Frederick Fausz and others accompanies the exhibition. Also, a resource room provides other books and background materials.
Imagining the Founding of St. Louis will be on display through August 23rd in the Sheldon's Bellwether Gallery of St. Louis Artists and the History of Jazz Gallery. It opens with a reception from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m. on February 7. In addition, there will be an Osage blessing of the exhibit on Saturday, February 15 at 1:45 p.m. On that day, the galleries will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sheldon Art Galleries Present "Imagining the Founding of St. Louis"
Tuesdays, 12:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesdays - Fridays, 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
For more information, call 314-533-9900 or visit the Sheldon website.
From the collection of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
In 1764 Auguste Chouteau made landfall on the banks of the Mississippi River and began construction of the fur-trading post that would become St. Louis. He was just fourteen at the time, and acting at the behest of his mother's lover, Pierre Laclede. Forty years later, as a prominent citizen of the city, he penned an account of the founding in a journal that is still partly preserved today.