Huey Pierce Long - Baton Rouge, LA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"A full length portrait of Huey Pierce Long, seen standing wearing a double breasted suit. The sculpture is mounted atop a white marble base adorned with relief carvings that illustrate Huey Long involved with his major initiatives --education, building the Louisiana State Capitol, and building the Huey P. Long Bridge. The relief on the east side depicts Long distributing free textbooks to students, as parents of an infant look gratefully toward him. In the background are three students reaching the ultimate goal of graduation. The relief on the west side depicts Long meeting with architects, laborers, and craftsmen constructing the Louisiana State Capitol. Long points toward a three dimensional model of the state capitol building. The relief on the rear of the monument depicts the building of the Huey P. Long Bridge across the Mississippi River near New Orleans. The relief on the front of the monument depicts a riderless horse rearing on its hind legs --a symbolic representation of a leader slain in battle --and a reference to Long's 1935 assassination. A banner across the horse indicates Long's most popularly recognized social program --"Share the Wealth." The marble base rests atop a granite foundation that forms the cap of Huey Long's tomb."
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The sculptor, Charles Keck, was an American sculptor from New York. He sculpted this piece near the end of his life at the age of 65.
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Huey P. Long, the focus of the memorial sculpture was the governor of Louisiana (1928-1932) as well as a US Senator (1932-1935). He was assassinated in 1935.
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TITLE: Huey Pierce Long ARTIST(S): Charles Keck DATE: 1940 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: white marble; Foundation: granite. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS LA000387 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: front grounds of the Louisiana State Capitol, 900 N 3rd St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None.

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