Harry Weber was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1942 and educated
at Princeton University where he studied art history.
Following his education, Weber served six years in the United
States Navy. This included a year on river patrol boats in Vietnam
where he compiled a compelling series of drawings chronicling his
experiences there.
As a sculptor, Weber has produced a body of work of over 100
large
and more than 200 smaller pieces. His work embodies human
emotion and power with a spontaneity developed from a lifelong
habit of sketching from life. He creates sculptures, which capture
an instant, never static or posed with a distinct style, which makes
maximum use of the natural fluidity of the bronze medium.
Weber sculptures have won major awards at national juried
competitions, and are in private collections in the United States
and abroad, and have appeared on the covers of several national magazines.
His sculptures have been featured at the Museum of Fine Arts
in Newport, Rhode Island and are in the permanent collections of he
National Dog Museum and the Baseball Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown, New York.
Two of his sculptural groups has been designated a National
Lewis
and Clark site by the Federal Parks Department. This includes
a twice life sized grouping of Lewis and Clark on the St. Louis
Riverfront which commemorated the final celebration of the
bicentennial of the expedition.
His sculptures of famous sports figures are prominent features
at nine different professional and college stadiums. He has installed
monumental work in eight different states and the Bahamas.
