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Don F. Wiegand DON F. WIEGAND STUDIOS One Wiegand Drive Chesterfield, Missouri 63005 (636) 532-3228 EDUCATION 1970 - 1971 Fine Arts Fellowship and Graduate Study School of Fine Arts Washington University St. Louis, Missouri 63130 1966 - 1970 BFA, Sculpture School of Fine Arts Washington University St. Louis, Missouri 63130 Summer 1967 Scholarship for Special Study Program Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, New York SELECTED CURRENT/FUTURE COMMISSIONS Mid-America Transplant Services (MTS) bas relief for Donor Memorial, Memorial Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. Cliff Robertson, life size portrait bas-relief sculpture , Commisioned by the Cliff Robertson Ethics Foundation. I.E. Millstone, life size portrait sculpture, commissioned by the Jewish Community Center, St. Louis, Missouri Bob Hope Heroic Bronze Bas Relief, Burbank Airport, Los Angeles, California TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003 Fontbonne College (Adjunct Faculty)
1995 - present Maryville University (Adjunct Faculty)
1984 - 1985 Maryville College (Adjunct Faculty) 1968 - 1979 School of Fine Arts (Adjunct Faculty) Washington University HONORS
Member of the National Sculpture Society (Since 1981) Artist in Residence, Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri (1994) Therese and Edward Richard Memorial Prize NSS (1985) President's Prize NSS (1982) Commendation in Youth Awards Program NSS (1981)
COLLECTIONS Numerous major public locations. Over 500 private Collections, United States and Europe. SELECT SPECIAL EVENTS March 2005 - Unveiling of George "Buzz" Westfall Memorial, heroic stainless steel bas-relief, St. Louis County Government Center's Memorial Park, Clayton, Missouri. October 2004 -On board Burt Rutan's Space Ship One, the stainless bas reliefs of "Charles A. Lindbergh" and the "Spirit of St. Louis" took flight to become the first bas relief sculptures in space. May 2004 - Presentation of 2004 Lindbergh Award, "Charles A. Lindbergh" (At age 25), Museum bronze to Dr. David Suzuki, presented by The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation at The Explorer's Club, New York City, New York. May 2003 - Presentation of 2003 Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award, "Anne Morrow Lindbergh" museum bronze to Dr. Sally Ride, presented by the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation at the Aerospace Museum, San Diego California May 2003 - Presentation of 2003 Lindbergh Award, "Charles A. Lindbergh" (at age 25), museum bronze to Jim Fowler, presented by the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation at the Aerospace Museum, San Diego California May 2003 - Presentation of 2003 Lindbergh Award, "Charles A. Lindbergh" (at age 25), museum bronze to Harrison Ford, presented by the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation at the Aerospace Museum, San Diego California April 2002 Presentation of "Spirit of St. Louis" (1927) artist proof paper bas-relief to Erik Lindbergh, Spirit of St. Louis Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. May 2002 Presentation of "Charles A. Lindbergh" (At age 25), artist proof bas-relief to Reeve Lindbergh, St. Louis, Missouri. May 2002 Presentation of "Spirit of St. Louis" (1927) World, artist proof paper bas- relief to Mayor Francis Slay, City of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. May 2002 Presentation of 2002 Lindbergh Award, "Charles A. Lindbergh" (At age 25) museum bronze to Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, presented by The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island, New York May 2002 Presentation of "Spirit of St. Louis" (1927) artist proof stainless steel to Secretary of Transportation, Norman Y. Mineta, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington DC by The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation. May 2002 Presentation of 2002 Spirit Award, "Spirit of St. Louis" (1927) museum bronze to Senator John Glenn, presented by The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation at the Air and Space Museum, Washington DC. August 2002 Unveiling of "Whitney R. Harris", bronze life size portrait, Westwood Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri. September 2002 Erik Lindbergh, representing the Lindbergh Foundation with Flight Across America unveiled for the City of New York, "Spirit of St. Louis" (1927) World paper bas-relief in memory of 9/11, USS Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York, Yew York. September 2002 Erik Lindbergh, representing the Lindbergh Foundation with Flight Across America unveiled for the City of New York, "Spirit of St. Louis" (1927) World bronze bas-relief in memory of 9/11, USS Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York, New York. September 2002 Presentation of "Spirit of St. Louis" (1927), paper bas-relief to Mayor Harold Dielmann, City of Creve Coeur, Creve Coeur, Missouri. October 2002 Unveiling of "Whitney R. Harris" bronze life size portrait, The Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies, Washington University Law School, St. Louis, Missouri. February, 2001 Presentation of the "Mary, Mother of the Church" 22 in. stainless steel sculpture to Pope John Paul II, The Vatican, Rome, Italy. October 2001 Dedication of "August A. Busch, Jr." 6 ½ ft. heroic bas-relief, August A. Busch, Jr. Memorial Wetlands at Four Rivers Conservation Area, Vernon and Bates Counties, Missouri. June, 2000 Presentation of "The Healing Christ", 13 in. bas-relief maquette to Catholic Health Association Assembly, San Francisco, California. November 2000 Dedication of "Deidre" and "Maura", lifesize bronze sculptures, Lehmann Rose Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. June, 1999 Unveiling of "Maura", life size running figure, Chesterfield Central City Park, Chesterfield, Missouri. December 1999 Unveiling of the third panel of "The History of Missouri Baptist Medical Center", component part bronze bas-relief, St. Louis, Missouri. December, 1998 Unveiling of the second panel of "The History of Missouri Baptist Medical Center", Component part bronze bas-relief, St. Louis, Missouri September, 1997 Dedication of "D. Jose Luis Moratiel Iban" stainless steel portrait sculpture, Autores Corporate Headquarters, Madrid, Spain. October, 1997 Unveiling of "Enterprise Rent-A-Car" component part bronze bas-relief, history of the company, Chicago, Illinois. December, 1997 Unveiling of the first panel of "The history of Missouri Baptist Medical Center", component part bronze bas-relief, St. Louis, Missouri. December, 1997 - Unveiling of the first Panel of "The History of Missouri Baptist Medical Center", component part bronze bas-relief, St. Louis, Missouri. December, 1996 Dedication of "Joyce S. Pillsbury", stainless steel portrait sculpture, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. September, 1995 Presentation of "Christopher Columbus", stainless steel portrait sculpture, Museo de America, Madrid, Spain. November, 1995 Presentation of "Christopher Columbus", bronze portrait sculpture, Prince Felipe de Borbon, Spanish Mission to the United Nations, New York City, New York. Spring, 1994 Dedication of "Cora", life size bronze, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. July, 1993 Presentation of "Special Olympics" bronze bas-relief to Eunice Kennedy Shriver in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Special Olympics, Orlando, Florida. July, 1993 Dedication of "Keith", life size bronze, by Archbishop John May to the Child Center of Our Lady, St. Louis, Missouri. September, 1992 Dedication of "Mary, Mother of the Church", heroic stainless steel, Shrine of St. Patrick, Laurie, Missouri. March, 1991 Unveiling of "August A. Busch, Jr." bronze, Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri. July, 1989 Presentation of "Ernest Hemingway" bronze to President Bush and the Citizens of the United States from the state of Idaho. Gift from private collection of Jack Hemingway, The White House Oval Office, Washington D.C. May 1987 Unveiling of "Ernest Hemingway" bronze by Jack Hemingway. John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts. June, 1986 Unveiling of "Frederic Auguste Bartholdi" bronze for the Statue of Liberty- Ellis Island Foundation by Arnold Schwartzenegger, New York City, New York. June, 1985 Unveiling of "Mark Twain" bronze by President Ronald Reagan, The White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C. May, 1984 Unveiling of "August A., Busch, Jr.", life size stainless steel portrait, Busch Memorial Center, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. May, 1984 - NASA, Houston, Texas, unveiling of "Charles Lindbergh" Bronze by Ann Merrow Lindbergh, Gordon Cooper, Alan Sheperd, Donald Slayton, Scott Carpenter, and John Glenn. May, 1984 Unveiling of "Charles Lindbergh" stainless steel by Wendy Lindbergh, LeBourget Airport, Paris, France. May, 1984 Unveiling of "Charles Lindbergh" bronze by Ann Morrow Lindbergh, Gordon Cooper, Alan Sheperd, Donald Slayton, Scott Carpenter, and John Glenn, NASA, Houston, Texas. May, 1983 Unveiling of "Charles Lindbergh" bronze by Elizabeth Dole, Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. May, 1983 Unveiling of "Charles Lindbergh" stainless steel. National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
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