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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Dore, Ronnie,     Benoit, David,     Themot, Joel,     Gathe, Cynthia,     Pellerin Marble and Granite,     Animal -- Reptile     Object -- Written Matter     Ethnic -- Indian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Breaux Bridge     Sculpture

Legend of the Bayou Teche, (sculpture). Artist:  Dore, Ronnie, sculptor. Benoit, David, sculptor. Themot, Joel, sculptor. Gathe, Cynthia, sculptor. Pellerin Marble and Granite, fabricator. Title:  Legend of the Bayou Teche, (sculpture). Dates:  1995. Dedicated March 4, 1995. Medium:  Sculpture: black granite, stone; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 40 in. x 21 ft. 3 in. x 6 in.; Background granite: approx. 6 in. x 22 ft. 6 in. x 10 in. Inscription:  Ray Pellerin Marble & Granite (On the black granite background are the names of Bayou Teche communities and 17 stars indicating their location on the bayou.) Founder's mark appears. Description:  A large curving stone snake mounted on a flat black granite background with a similar outline as the snake. The sculpture is mounted on three concrete pillars set in a landscaped raised mound. Subject:  Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Object -- Written Matter -- Map Ethnic -- Indian -- Chitimacha Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Breaux Bridge Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Breaux Bridge, Office of Development, 101 Bernard, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517 Located Near the original Breaux Bridge, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Remarks:  IAS files contain transcription of a nearby plaque which narrates the legend of Bayou Teche, a "ten mile" long snake that was enemy of the Chitimacha peoples. 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 LA000479   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000479 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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