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(The Historical Panels), (sculpture). Artist:  Lavergne, Al, 1943- , sculptor. Jackson Stone Company, fabricator. Title:  (The Historical Panels), (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Dedicated Aug. 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Clay and precast concrete. Dimensions:  5 panels. Each relief panel: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 20 ft. (60 tons). Description:  Five clay relief panels depicting scenes from Louisiana's history. Panel one depicts scenes from the French colonial period, including images of the Catholic Church and Indian tribes, Fort St. John Baptiste, and LaSalle, Bienville, Iberville, DeSoto, and Tonti. Panel two depicts major events of the Spanish colonial period, including Governor O'Reilly holding a proclamation of amnesty, and depictions of a Spanish execution squad, John Law, the Cabildo, iron workers, the Spanish flag, Evangeline and the Oak, and the trading of enslaved individuals. Panel three depicts events associated with the Louisiana Purchase, including a map resting on a scale, American and French National flags, and figures Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, William C. C. Claiborne, and Andrew Jackson. Panel four depicts scenes associated with Louisiana's secession from the Union, including an American eagle ripping apart an American flag, a pelican, the Old State Capitol, an antebellum mansion, a southern girl in a bell-shaped dress, Confederate soldiers, and Governor P.B.S. Pinchback. Panel five depicts contemporary Louisiana with Huey Long in the center, surrounded by scenes of a figure plowing, and the oil, sugarcane and seafood industries, the music and culinary heritage, Louisiana State University and Southern University, the New State Capitol and the Superdome. The panels are set into precast concrete frames on capitol facade. Subject:  History -- United States -- Louisiana History -- United States -- Flag History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- Black History History -- United States -- Louisiana Purchase History -- United States -- Battle of New Orleans History -- United States -- Civil War Ethnic -- Spanish Ethnic -- French Ethnic -- Indian Ethnic -- Italian Ethnic -- African American Portrait male -- LaSalle, Robert Cavelier Portrait male -- Bienville, Sieur de Portrait male -- Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne Portrait male -- Soto, Hernando de Portrait male -- Tonti, Henri de Portrait male -- O'Reilly -- Full length Portrait male -- Law, John -- Full length Portrait male -- Livingston, Robert Portrait male -- Jefferson, Thomas Portrait male -- Bonaparte, Napoleon Portrait male -- Claiborne, C. C. Portrait male -- Jackson, Andrew Portrait male -- Pinchback, P.B.S. -- Full length Portrait male -- Long, Huey Pierce -- Full length Figure group Religion -- Catholicism Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Industry -- Milling Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Education Occupation -- Writer -- Author Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing Occupation -- Industry -- Oil Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing Occupation -- Industry -- Foodstuff Occupation -- Cook Performing Arts -- Music Dress -- Historic -- Nineteenth Century Dress Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Written Matter -- Decree Object -- Tool -- Scale Object -- Other -- Flag Object -- Written Matter -- Map Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Bird -- Pelican Literature -- Character -- Evangeline Literature -- Longfellow -- Evangeline Architecture -- Military -- Cabildo Architecture -- Civic -- Capitol Architecture -- Civic -- Louisiana Old State Capitol Architecture -- Domestic -- House Architecture -- Military -- Fort St. John Baptiste de Natchitoches Architecture -- Education -- University Architecture -- Education -- Louisiana State University Architecture -- Education -- Southern University Architecture -- Civic -- Louisiana State Capitol Architecture -- Commercial -- Superdome Landscape -- Tree -- Oak Tree State of Being -- Death -- Execution Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  State of Louisiana, Division of Archives, Records Management & History, Louisiana State Archives Building, 3855 Essen Lane, Facade, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 Remarks:  The relief panels were designed specifically for the Louisiana State Archives Building. IAS image files do not contain an image of the French Colonial Period relief. IAS files contain a handout from the Louisiana State Archives Building about the relief panels. 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 LA000400   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000400 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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