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Lavergne, Al,
Jackson Stone Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Ethnic -- Spanish
Ethnic -- French
Ethnic -- Indian
Ethnic -- Italian
Ethnic -- African American
Portrait male -- LaSalle, Robert Cavelier
Portrait male -- Bienville, Sieur de
Portrait male -- Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne
Portrait male -- Soto, Hernando de
Portrait male -- Tonti, Henri de
Portrait male -- O'Reilly
Portrait male -- Law, John
Portrait male -- Livingston, Robert
Portrait male -- Jefferson, Thomas
Portrait male -- Bonaparte, Napoleon
Portrait male -- Claiborne, C. C.
Portrait male -- Jackson, Andrew
Portrait male -- Pinchback, P.B.S.
Portrait male -- Long, Huey Pierce
Figure group
Religion -- Catholicism
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Occupation -- Education
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Farm
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Cook
Performing Arts -- Music
Dress -- Historic
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Tool
Object -- Other
Object -- Written Matter
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Literature -- Character
Literature -- Longfellow
Architecture -- Military
Architecture -- Civic
Architecture -- Civic
Architecture -- Domestic
Architecture -- Military
Architecture -- Education
Architecture -- Education
Architecture -- Education
Architecture -- Civic
Architecture -- Commercial
Landscape -- Tree
State of Being -- Death
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
(The Historical Panels), (sculpture).
Artist:
Lavergne, Al, 1943- , sculptor.
Jackson Stone Company, fabricator.
Title:
(The Historical Panels), (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Dedicated Aug. 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Clay and precast concrete.
Dimensions:
5 panels. Each relief panel: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 20 ft. (60 tons).
Description:
Five clay relief panels depicting scenes from Louisiana's history. Panel one depicts scenes from the French colonial period, including images of the Catholic Church and Indian tribes, Fort St. John Baptiste, and LaSalle, Bienville, Iberville, DeSoto, and Tonti. Panel two depicts major events of the Spanish colonial period, including Governor O'Reilly holding a proclamation of amnesty, and depictions of a Spanish execution squad, John Law, the Cabildo, iron workers, the Spanish flag, Evangeline and the Oak, and the trading of enslaved individuals. Panel three depicts events associated with the Louisiana Purchase, including a map resting on a scale, American and French National flags, and figures Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, William C. C. Claiborne, and Andrew Jackson.
Panel four depicts scenes associated with Louisiana's secession from the Union, including an American eagle ripping apart an American flag, a pelican, the Old State Capitol, an antebellum mansion, a southern girl in a bell-shaped dress, Confederate soldiers, and Governor P.B.S. Pinchback. Panel five depicts contemporary Louisiana with Huey Long in the center, surrounded by scenes of a figure plowing, and the oil, sugarcane and seafood industries, the music and culinary heritage, Louisiana State University and Southern University, the New State Capitol and the Superdome. The panels are set into precast concrete frames on capitol facade.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Louisiana
History -- United States -- Flag
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
History -- United States -- Black History
History -- United States -- Louisiana Purchase
History -- United States -- Battle of New Orleans
History -- United States -- Civil War
Ethnic -- Spanish
Ethnic -- French
Ethnic -- Indian
Ethnic -- Italian
Ethnic -- African American
Portrait male -- LaSalle, Robert Cavelier
Portrait male -- Bienville, Sieur de
Portrait male -- Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne
Portrait male -- Soto, Hernando de
Portrait male -- Tonti, Henri de
Portrait male -- O'Reilly -- Full length
Portrait male -- Law, John -- Full length
Portrait male -- Livingston, Robert
Portrait male -- Jefferson, Thomas
Portrait male -- Bonaparte, Napoleon
Portrait male -- Claiborne, C. C.
Portrait male -- Jackson, Andrew
Portrait male -- Pinchback, P.B.S. -- Full length
Portrait male -- Long, Huey Pierce -- Full length
Figure group
Religion -- Catholicism
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Occupation -- Industry -- Milling
Occupation -- Political -- President
Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat
Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
Occupation -- Education
Occupation -- Writer -- Author
Occupation -- Military -- General
Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing
Occupation -- Industry -- Oil
Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing
Occupation -- Industry -- Foodstuff
Occupation -- Cook
Performing Arts -- Music
Dress -- Historic -- Nineteenth Century Dress
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Written Matter -- Decree
Object -- Tool -- Scale
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object -- Written Matter -- Map
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Animal -- Bird -- Pelican
Literature -- Character -- Evangeline
Literature -- Longfellow -- Evangeline
Architecture -- Military -- Cabildo
Architecture -- Civic -- Capitol
Architecture -- Civic -- Louisiana Old State Capitol
Architecture -- Domestic -- House
Architecture -- Military -- Fort St. John Baptiste de Natchitoches
Architecture -- Education -- University
Architecture -- Education -- Louisiana State University
Architecture -- Education -- Southern University
Architecture -- Civic -- Louisiana State Capitol
Architecture -- Commercial -- Superdome
Landscape -- Tree -- Oak Tree
State of Being -- Death -- Execution
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
State of Louisiana, Division of Archives, Records Management & History, Louisiana State Archives Building, 3855 Essen Lane, Facade, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
Remarks:
The relief panels were designed specifically for the Louisiana State Archives Building. IAS image files do not contain an image of the French Colonial Period relief. IAS files contain a handout from the Louisiana State Archives Building about the relief panels.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.
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 LA000400
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000400
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