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Natchitoches Christmas Lights, (sculpture). Artist:  Solomon, Charles, sculptor. Lonadier, Winferd, sculptor. Title:  Natchitoches Christmas Lights, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: outdoor lighting, metal; Base: metal, wooden posts. Inscription:  (On various sculptures, in light:) WELCOME/TO THE/CITY OF LIGHTS SMHS/TIGERS NCHS/CHIEFS L/S/M/S/A HOME/OF/NSU SILENT/NIGHT PEACE/ON/EARTH WE/(heart motif)/NATCHITOCHES NOEL HOLIDAY TRAIL OF LIGHTS/NATCHITOCHES STEEL/MAGNOLIAS IN MEMORY OF/CHARLES SOLOMON/FOR HE/SO LOVED/THE WORLD 69TH/ANNIVERSARY NATCHITOCHES/FOUNDED/1714 Description:  Series of single and grouped sculptures of Christmas lights. Motifs include traditional Christmas images such as bells, candles, wreaths and angels and a dove. Motifs also include local school mascots, a map outline of the state of Louisiana, an American flag, and a magnolia flower. The sculptures are lit with different colored bulbs including red, green, blue, gold and white. The sculptures are mounted on wooden poles which are set directly into the ground on the bank of a river. Subject:  Ceremony -- Holiday -- Christmas Object -- Other -- Wreath Object -- Other -- Candlestick Object -- Written Matter -- Map Religion -- Angel Object -- Foliage -- Magnolia Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell Animal -- Bird -- Dove Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Natchitoches Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Natchitoches, Utilities Department, 400A Amulet Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 Located Eastern bank of the Cane River Lake, Williams Avenue, Natchitoches, Louisiana Remarks:  The sculpture is placed on the eastern bank of the Cane River in downtown Natchitoches. The lights are officially turned on the evening of the first Saturday in December. Solomon and Londier designed the different sculptures over the course of many years. IAS files contain detailed dimensions and descriptions of each individual sculpture and grouping. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995. 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 LA000502   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000502 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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