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  1.   Ars longa, vita breva • Bob Cassilly called himself a “flawed builder.” To the chagrin of building inspectors and his attorneys, Cassilly worked without permits or blueprints. But his artistic talent and boundless imagination wowed St. Louisans for decades. He may be best known for City Museum, which opened in 1997, but his art and influence can be found throughout St. Louis. On Monday, Cassilly was found dead in a bulldozer he had been driving around his latest project, an old cement plant he was converting into an amusement park and concrete jungle. (If your Latin is rusty, “ars long, vita breva” translates to “art is long, life is short.”)

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    Ars longa, vita breva • Bob Cassilly called himself a “flawed builder.” To the chagrin of building inspectors and his attorneys, Cassilly worked without permits or blueprints. But his artistic talent and boundless imagination wowed St. Louisans for decades. He may be best known for City Museum, which opened in 1997, but his art and influence can be found throughout St. Louis. On Monday, Cassilly was found dead in a bulldozer he had been driving around his latest project, an old cement plant he was converting into an amusement park and concrete jungle. (If your Latin is rusty, “ars long, vita breva” translates to “art is long, life is short.”)

    Source: stltoday.com
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    • Posted at 12:34 pm on 9.27.2011
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      And we say goodbye to another great man. RIP Bob Cassilly.
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