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Huey Pierce Long, (sculpture). Artist:  McCart, Robert, sculptor. Fine Arts Foundry (Arkansas), founder. Title:  Huey Pierce Long, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Copyrighted 1976. Dedicated April 30, 1977. Relocated July 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 108 x 32 x 32 in. Inscription:  (On proper left side of self-base:) Robert McCart Sc (copyright symbol) 1976 FINE ARTS FDRY/BLUE EYE ARK (foundry mark) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length bronze portrait of Huey Pierce Long. He wears a three-piece suit and tie. In his proper right hand he holds a book. His proper left arm is bent forward slightly at the elbow, his palm open. The sculpture stands on a bronze self-base which rests directly on a concrete sidewalk. Subject:  Portrait male -- Long, Huey Pierce -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Political -- Senator Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Winnfield Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Winn Parish Police Jury, 101 Main Street, Winnfield, Louisiana 71483 Located Winn Parish Courthouse, 101 Main Street, Winnfield, Louisiana Provenance:  Formerly located St. Maurice Mansion, St. Maurice, Louisiana 1977-1982. Formerly in the collection of Elna N. Smith Foundation, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 1976-1982 Remarks:  Long was a former governor and U. S. Senator from the state of Louisiana. The sculpture was commissioned and paid for by Gerald L. K. Smith of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Cost of the sculpture was between $25,000 and $35,000. Mr. Smith originally commissioned sculptor Adrian Forette, but Forette died while still working on preliminary sketches. The commission was then given to McCart in 1973. The sculpture was originally installed on the grounds of the St. Maurice Mansion (formerly Prothro Plantation) and was owned by the Elna N. Smith Foundation. The sculpture was donated to the Winn Parish Police Jury and relocated to its present site at the Winn Parish Courthouse in July, 1982. IAS files contain copies of numerous related articles from the Winn Parish Enterprise, 1972-1982. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996. 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 LA000496   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000496 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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