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Stoner Hill Heroes, (sculpture). Artist:  Pyramid Group, sculptor. Nathan, Tama, sculptor. Reed, Lucille, sculptor. Brown, Nevelyn, sculptor. Central Monument Company, fabricator. OWC, Inc., fabricator. Title:  Stoner Hill Heroes, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1996. May 1996. Dedicated June 29, 1996. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: concrete and brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 10 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 18 in. x 13 ft. x 13 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Four intersecting panels with African-based symbols, commemorating sixteen local citizens and their qualities. The panels are painted in symbolic colors, including: red for energy; blue for spirituality; yellow for joy and growth; and black, which contains all colors and reflects the greater community. Cutout images on panels are metaphors: the water bird is a spiritual messenger and alludes to Stoner Hill's river boundary; the serpent and moon are symbols of change; the spider connotes industry and connection; the tree is for life. The overhead arch carries the neighborhood name "STONER HILL." Sculpture is mounted upon a concrete base imprinted with handprints of those it commemorates, framed by bricks inscribed with their names and associated qualities, including: Leadership, Wisdom, Hope, Virtue, Love, Courage, Faith, and Creativity. Subject:  Homage -- Allen, Howard Homage -- Banks, Cleophus Homage -- Cooks, Paul Homage -- Galloway, Annie Homage -- Johnson, Hearese Homage -- Johnson, Louise Homage -- Smith, Bessie Homage -- Sykes, Frank Homage -- Walker, Thomas Homage -- Webb, Edith Homage -- Williams, Peggy Homage -- Williams, Robert Homage -- Williams, Willis Homage -- Wills, Joe Homage -- Wills, Shirley Homage -- Woodson, Earnest Ethnic -- African American Ethnic -- African Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Political -- Municipal Official Animal -- Bird Animal -- Insect -- Spider Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Landscape -- Tree Landscape -- Celestial -- Moon Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Shreveport Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Shreveport Regional Arts Council, 800 Snow Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 Administered by City of Shreveport, Public Works Engineering, P. O. Box 31109, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 Located Veteran's Park, Northwest corner of Clyde Fant Parkway at Stoner Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana Remarks:  Sculpture commemorates sixteen "living heroes" of the Stoner Hill neighborhood and the values that they have brought to the community. Names are categorized in rows of brick on the base as follows: Wisdom: Bessie Smith, Howard Allen, Cleophus Banks, and Louise Johnson; Courage: Annie Galloway, Robert Williams, Shirley Wills, and Willis Williams; Faith and leadership: Frank Sykes, Hearese Johnson, Edith Webb, and Joe Wills; Creativity: Peggy Williams, Reverend Earnest Woodson, Thomas Walker, and Paul Cooks. Those commemorated are teachers, church leaders, Action Group Members, former elected officials, workers for and leaders of Habitat for Humanity, Caddo Community Action Agency, the Neighborhood Assistance Team. Sculpture was made possible through the Community Cultural Plan administered by the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts Locals Program, the Louisiana State Arts Council, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture,Recreation and Tourism and the City of Shreveport. Sculpture was created by the Pyramid Group (consisting of Nevelyn Brown, Tama Nathan, and Lucille Reed), which coordinated with the Stoner Hill Neighborhood Action Group. The Stoner Hill Neighborhood Action Group initially wanted to pay homage to the area's founding fathers, but changed to celebrate present day citizens who are role models known by younger generations. Fabricator was OWC, of Minden, Louisiana, and engraver was Central Monument Company. Nearby plaque reads: STONER HILL HEROES/(copyright symbol) 1996/Pyramid Group/Nevelyn Brown.Tama Nathan.Lucille Reed/"From the Collection of/Shreveport Regional Arts Council/Commissioned Through the City of Shreveport/and the/National Endowment for the Arts." IAS files contain press release dated June 24, 1996; newspaper articles from The Times: June 28, 1996; June 29, 1996; June 30, 1996; and article from the City's Department of Public Works newsletter "The Works" 6 (Aug. 1996). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. The Times, June 28, 1996. 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 LA000475   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000475 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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