Maura

In 1999, Chesterfield Arts and local sculptor Don Wiegand dedicated Maura, a life-size bronze sculpture of a running girl, to the City of Chesterfield in honor of the founding of the city. To mark this special event, Don created a unique red granite base that is an exact outline of her shadow at the time the sculpture was unveiled. Each year, on June 26 at 10:00 am Maura‘s shadow slowly moves into position for perfect alignment with her granite base.

About the artist:

Don F. Wiegand

Artist Bio: b. 1948

The artist Don Wiegand continues to evolve powerfully within the American figurative tradition. His extraordinary works of commemorative sculpture and portraiture have drawn international acclaim not only for their perfection of execution, but also for the emotional response their unveilings capture. He links his creative powers to meticulous research-capturing the organizing form on an emotional level in combinations that render his subject’s living character and emotions.

Portrait sculptures of Charles A. Lindbergh, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Christopher Columbus, August A. Busch, Jr., Pope John Paul II, and Bob Hope are among his many distinguished achievements, and demonstrate the rang of Wiegand’s talent. Senior heads of state, corporate leaders, national museums, and over 500 private collectors in many countries have brought international recognition to this master sculptor who still lives and works in his native Chesterfield, Missouri. Wiegand has received numerous awards nationally and is a member of the National Sculpture Society.