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The Red Stick, (sculpture). Artist:  Hayden, Frank, 1934-1988, sculptor. Ingram, Ray, engineer. Title:  The Red Stick, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Medium:  Sculpture: red anodized aluminum. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 36 ft.; Base: approx. H. 16 in. x Diam. 12 ft. Inscription:  (Across three folded panels of sculpture, raised:) "Istrouma, Le Baton Rouge, The RED Stick. A Marker once of boundry (sic) & Division A symbol now of meeting & common purpose This Emblem of our city is Dedicated to Liberty, opportunity & Brotherhood." unsigned Description:  An abstract sculpture in a triangular motif forming a tent-like structure. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Place -- Baton Rouge Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Allegory -- Civic -- Unity Allegory -- Time -- Past Allegory -- Time -- Present Allegory -- Time -- Future Ethnic -- Indian -- Choctaw Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Southern University, Frank Hayden Memorial Committee, P. O. Box 9571, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 Located Southern University, G. Leon Netterville Jr. Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Remarks:  The sculpture was a joint project of the Baton Rouge Bicentennial Commission and Southern University. The three panels that make up the sculpture symbolize the past, present, and the future. The triangular motif creates "a tent-like formation, an allusion to the Choctaw Indians who placed the original pole on the bluff." IAS files contain a photocopy of the dedication program and a related brochure. 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 LA000206   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000206 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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