The Academy of the Sacred Heart is pleased and proud to welcome to its grounds a life-sized, bronze sculpture of Philippine Duchesne by artist Harry Weber. The sculpture, the second one commissioned by the City of St. Charles in its Historic Figures in Bronze Art in Public Places series, was installed December 13 at the corner of Second and Clark Streets. Last spring, a committee of Foundry Art Centre board members, City Council members and a representative from the Society of the Sacred Heart selected Mr. Weber's design from more than 20 submissions.

Mr. Weber is a noted artist who has won juried competitions throughout the United States. His work is in the permanent collection of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York and the Museum of Fine Arts in Newport, Rhode Island. The St. Louis Cardinals commissioned a number of bronze works of former players that are on display in front of Busch Stadium.

The first bronze in the Art in Public Places series, Daniel Boone, is currently being displayed at Foundry Art Centre. Both sculptures are the sole property of the City of St. Charles. 

A formal dedication of the Philippine bronze will take place in the spring.

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