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Mercantile Library, University of Missouri, St. Louis

 

This white marble bust stands about 24 inches high and is mounted on an elaborately carved oak pedestal that depicts scenes from the life and works of Burns.   Both were gifted to the library by the Burns Society (also called the Caledonian Society) in 1866.

Artist: William Brodie
Born: 1815
Died: 1881
Other Burns Related Works: None recorded
Most famous work: 'Greyfriars' Bobby Edinburgh 1872