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    		• Crowder, Larry D.,
     
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    		• Schaefer Art Bronze Casting,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Juchereau de St. Denis, Louis
     
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    		• Ethnic -- French
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Canadian
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Natchitoches
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Bust of St. Denis, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Crowder, Larry D., sculptor.
    Schaefer Art Bronze Casting, founder.
    Title: 
    Bust of St. Denis, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Louis Juchereau de St. Denis Bust, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1985.
    Medium: 
    Bust: cast bronze; Base: brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Bust: approx. 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. 1 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On back of bust, incised letters:) Larry D/Crowder/1985 (On back of bust, incised letters:) SCHAEFER/ART BRONZE (On bust, around medal of honor:) "LDD.M.INST.1693" (On plaque on base, raised letters:) LOUIS JUCHEREAU/DE ST. DENIS/1676-1744/In 1700 explored & established/trade with Natchitoches Indians voyaging on Red River . In 1714/built a garrisoned post to repel the Spanish, promoted trade,/searched mines. Married in 17116 at the Rio del Norte Presidio./Leadership of Indians & victory/at Pensacola won knighthood/by Louis XV in the military/order of St. Louis. After 1720/he served as commandant of/Upper Cane-Red River-/Natchitoches District for 24/years. Born at Beauport,/Quebec in 1676. His tomb/(1714) is under the site of the first parish church. signed Founder's mark appears.
    (On plaque on base, raised letters:) Sculptured & cast in bronze/in Texas, which St. Denis/explored & helped develop./LARRY D. CROWDER/SCULPTOR, FORT WORTH, TEXAS/A lasting memorial to the/historic bond between Quebec/Louisiana & Texas.
    Description: 
    A bust of Louis Juchereau de St. Denis with long hair tied with a bow in the back, wearing a vest and dress coat decorated with a scallop-edged trim. A medal of honor is fastened to his proper left breast. The medal is adorned with a ribbon and a compass-like medallion containing four fleur de lis and a human figure in the center.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Juchereau de St. Denis, Louis -- Bust
    Ethnic -- French
    Ethnic -- Canadian
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Natchitoches
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Natchitoches, Utilities Department, 400A Amlet Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457
    Located St. Denis Fountain Plaza, 800th block of Washington Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana
    Remarks: 
    The inscription on a plaque to the left of the sculpture reads: On behalf of the citizens of/the town of Beauport (Quebec,/Canada), this plaque bears/witness to the friendship that/unites us to our friends from/Natchitoches./De la part des citoyens de/la ville de Beauport, (Quebec,/Canada), en temoignage des/relations d'amitie qui nous/unissent a nos amis de/Natchitoches.
    Louis Juchereau de St. Denis (1676-1744) was born in Beauport, Quebec. He explored and established trade with the Natchitoches Indians; built a garrisoned post to repel the Spanish; promoted trade and searched for mines. He received a knighthood from Louis XV in the order of St. Louis, for his leadership of Native Americans and the victory at Pensacola. He served as commandant of the Upper Cane-Red River-Natchitoches District for twenty-four years.
    The bust is a memorial to the bond between Quebec, Texas and Louisiana. The bust was commissioned by the St. Denis Foundation. IAS files contain related articles from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 25, 1985, pg. 6D; the Natchitoches Times, April 17, 1986; and an excerpt from "Fortier Allied Family Book," New Iberia, LA, pg. 215 with biographical information on St. Denis. IAS files also contain a copy of the dedication ceremony program.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Natchitoches Times, April 17, 1986.
    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 LA000338
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