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The Pioneers, (sculpture). Artist:  Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  The Pioneers, (sculpture). Dates:  1932. Dedicated May 16, 1932. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. x 10 ft. 3 in. x 14 ft. 1 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A group of figures, each representing one of Louisiana's contributing cultures, surrounding the figure of a large woman, representing the spirit of Adventure. She stands atop a treasure chest with an array of Louisiana's native fruits and vegetables at her feet. Some of the figures surrounding her are the explorers Desoto and LaSalle, as well as Jesuit and Fransiscan clergy, a Spanish conquistador, French settlers, and a man in a coonskin cap. Subject:  History -- United States -- Louisiana Allegory -- Other -- Exploration Figure female -- Full length Portrait male -- Soto, Hernando de Portrait male -- LaSalle, Robert Cavelier Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Military -- Conquistador Ethnic -- Spanish Ethnic -- French Ethnic -- Indian Object -- Furniture -- Chest Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Louisiana, Office of State Building and Grounds, P. O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 Located Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: We have lived long, but this is the noblest work of our whole lives. It will transform vast solitudes into thriving districts. The United States take rank this day among the first powers of the Earth./Robert R. Livingston. For additional information see: Vincent Kubly's "The Louisiana Capitol," Pelican Publishing, 1977. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 77006426   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77006426 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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