Demon Medallion - Natchitoches, LA
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N 31° 44.946 W 093° 05.671
15R E 491048 N 3512629
The sculpture was erected by the Student Council of 1958-1959 in honor of Northwestern State College's seventy-fifth anniversary.
Waymark Code: WMQ9CM
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2016
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Northwester State University websiteA fiberglass medallion with a relief of a demon’s face surrounded by a hexagonal concrete rim. The demon is bald and has horns jutting out above his pointy ears. He has a goatee, two vampire type teeth and a deeply wrinkled face.
TITLE: Demon Medallion
ARTIST(S): Grant Kenner
DATE: 1959
MEDIUM: Concrete, aluminum reinforced fiberglass, and blenco glass
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS LA000340
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
150 Central Ave
Natchitoches, LA 71457
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
In 2000, Professor Michael Yankowski of the Art Department recast the original sculpture, which was in a deteriorating condition using a rubber mold. The rubber mold and the original sculpture is stored in the Art Department.
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