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Dakin, James,
Koch & Wilson,
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Other
Object -- Foliage
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Louisiana State Emblem, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dakin, James, architect. (copy after)
Koch & Wilson, architectural firm.
Title:
Louisiana State Emblem, (sculpture).
Dates:
Original ca. 1939. ca. 1993.
Dimensions:
Approx. 4 x 5 x 1 ft.
Description:
A relief of a pelican, the Louisiana state emblem, appears in the frieze above the building's cornice. The pelican's wings are partially extended and it is flanked by two round vessels containing branches of leaves.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Pelican
Object -- Other -- Vase
Object -- Foliage
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Louisiana State Museum, P. O. Box 2448, New Orleans, Louisiana 70176
Located Arsenal, 611 St. Peter Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Remarks:
The relief is a reproduction of the original which was placed on the building around 1939. For related information see Sam Wilson Jr.'s "A Guide to Architecture of New Orleans, 1699-1959," New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1959; and Arthur Scully Jr.'s "James Dakin, Architect, His Career in New York and the South," Louisiana State University Press, 1974.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
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 LA000327
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000327
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