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Eunice Pharr Duson, (sculpture). Artist:  Gorum, Jerry, sculptor. Title:  Eunice Pharr Duson, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Namesake of Our City, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned May 1993. Dedicated Sept. 11, 1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble and brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 70 x 45 x 28 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on front of base, raised lettering:) EUNICE PHARR DUSON/THE NAMESAKE OF OUR CITY/WE HONOR THESE WOMEN, BOTH LIVING AND DECEASED,WHO, THROUGH THEIR LOYALTY, SUPPORT AND DEVOTION TO/THEIR LOVED ONES AND THEIR COMMUNITY, HAVE MADE THIS/PRAIRIE ACADIAN AREA WHAT IT IS TODAY./PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF EUNICE BY/XI BETA THETA CHAPTER PHI (star)/(names in three columns follow)/(Left column:) Dedicated/September 11, 1994/(Right column:) Sculptor/Jerry Gorum unsigned Description:  A portrait of Eunice Pharr Duson seen standing. She wears 1890s dress, including a wide hat and ruffled collar tied with a ribbon, two ribbon ends coming down the front of her coat. The coat is knee-length with long sleeves and puffed shoulders, worn over a full-length skirt. She wears gloves and holds wildflowers in her proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a marble base placed upon a shorter tier of brick, set within a circular, bricked plaza. Subject:  History -- United States -- Louisiana Portrait female -- Duson, Eunice Pharr -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Dress -- Historic -- Victorian Dress Object -- Flower -- Wildflower Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Eunice Sculpture Owner:  Located Boulevard median, City Hall & Liberty Street, Eunice, Louisiana Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates Eunice Pharr Duson (1872-1907), for whom Eunice, Louisiana is named, and women who have contributed to the development of the area. Eunice Pharr Duson was the wife of the city's founder, C. C. Duson, and was called the "First Lady of the Cajun Prairie." The wildflowers she carries represent the beauty of the Cajun Prairie. The sculpture was commissioned by the Xi Beta Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and cost $49,000. IAS files contain a full transcription of the names on the base plaque. The sculpture's dedication in 1994 was part of the Centennial celebration of the town. A construction company from Eunice constructed the base. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS LA000416   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000416 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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