Evangeline, (sculpture).

Evangeline, (sculpture).

Rebecchini, Marcel, sculptor.

Daprato Statuary Company, founder.

Evangeline, (sculpture).

1931. Dedicated April 19, 1931.

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Statue: bronze; Base: concrete.

Statue: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 1 in.

(On side of plinth, raised:) EVANGELINE (On side of base, incised:) EVANGELINE/EMMELINE LABICHE/Vieux Cimitiere de St. Martin/Memoire des Acadiens exiles de 1765 Founder's mark appears.

A figure of Evangeline, wearing a long dress, a cape, and wooden shoes, sits upon a chair with her hands folded on her lap. The statue sits atop a multitiered base in a garden setting.

Literature -- Longfellow -- Evangeline

Literature -- Character -- Evangeline

Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- St. Martinville

St. Martin de Tours Church, 221 Main Street, St. Martinville, Louisiana

The statue of Evangeline is based upon the epic poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The statue was donated by Dolores del Rio, who starred in the motion picture production of "Evangeline," that was filmed in the area in 1929. A nearby marker was placed in memory Leo Builliard, Sr. in 1982. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996.

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