Louisiana State Emblem, (sculpture).

Louisiana State Emblem, (sculpture).

Dakin, James, architect. (copy after)

Koch & Wilson, architectural firm.

Louisiana State Emblem, (sculpture).

Original ca. 1939. ca. 1993.

Approx. 4 x 5 x 1 ft.

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.

Animal -- Bird -- Pelican

Object -- Other -- Vase

Object -- Foliage

Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans

Architectural component

Administered by Louisiana State Museum, P. O. Box 2448, New Orleans, Louisiana 70176

Located Arsenal, 611 St. Peter Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

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.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.

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