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Ellerhusen, Ulric H.,
King, Roy E.,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure group
Occupation -- Farm
Occupation -- Farm
Occupation -- Hunter
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Industry
Allegory -- Civic
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Horse
Object -- Tool
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Boat
Landscape -- Coast
Landscape -- Farm
Ceremony -- Funeral
State of Being -- Evil
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
Louisiana
History
and Life Frieze, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ellerhusen, Ulric H., 1879-1957, sculptor.
King, Roy E., 1903-1986, sculptor.
Title:
Louisiana
History
and Life Frieze, (sculpture).
Dates:
1932. Dedicated May 16, 1932.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 180 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A frieze divided into five parts, each devoted to a different facet of Louisiana's evolution. The frieze appears on the east, west, south and north sides of the Louisiana State Capitol building. Scenes depicted include: early European exploration, settlement and government; The War of 1812; the development of the State's legal system; and violent portrayals of war,
Indian
massacres, and funerals. On the east wall, agricultural and coastal landscape scenes are depicted: a horse and plow; figures harvesting and sowing; a riverboat and masted sailing ship; a figure with a net; and shipping, fishing and trapping activities. A kneeling, bare-breasted female, with arms outstretched and a bird in her proper left hand, separates the two east wall scenes.
Subject:
History
--
United
States
--
Louisiana
History
--
United
States
--
War of 1812
History
--
United
States
--
Westward Expansion
History
--
United
States
--
Indian
Wars
Figure group
Occupation
--
Farm
--
Sowing
Occupation
--
Farm
--
Harvesting
Occupation
--
Hunter
--
Trapper
Occupation
--
Industry
--
Fishing
Occupation
--
Industry
--
Shipping
Allegory
--
Civic
--
Law
Animal
--
Bird
Animal
--
Horse
Object
--
Tool
--
Plow
Architecture
--
Boat
--
Riverboat
Architecture
--
Boat
--
Sailing Ship
Landscape
--
Coast
Landscape
--
Farm
Ceremony
--
Funeral
State of Being
--
Evil
--
War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Louisiana
--
Baton Rouge
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Louisiana, Office of State Building and Grounds, P. O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804
Located Louisiana State Capitol, On facade, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821
Remarks:
IAS files contain an excerpt from Vincent F. Kubly's "The Louisiana Capitol: Its Art and Architecture," Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 1977. Roy E. King assisted with the design of the friezes.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.
King, Paul & Gail, 2009.
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 LA000390
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000390
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