A Quest for Lost Art: Charles Quest Studies for Louisiana Purchase
March 23, 2023
Sometime in around 1940, the Carpenter Branch Library in St. Louis LOST its prized mural, Louisiana Purchase by Charles Quest.
According to this Riverfront Times Article, when the painting was removed during the building's restoration, it was never seen again... We haven't found the mural, but we just acquired a suite of large-format sketches prepared by Quest for the lost Louisiana Purchase mural.