Listen to lectures about history, art, and culture that were given as part of the West Baton Rouge Museum's Lunchtime Lecture series.
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ECD Lecture Series - Angela Gregory’s New State Capitol Art - Susan Hymel
Presented by art historian Susan Hymel of the Angela Gregory Art, LLC. Ms. Hymel presents a lecture about Angela Gregory and the artist’s pioneering work, and about the art of Selina Bres Gregory, Angela's mother, who influenced Angela as an artist. This special lecture includes the unveiling of the permanently installed relief portraits sculpted by Angela Gregory that were originally commissioned for the exterior of the new state capitol building in 1932. Known today as the “Faces,” Gregory chose to represent, in stone, Thomas Jefferson, John James Audubon, Judah P. Benjamin, Paul Tulane, Charles Gayarré, Judah Touro, Edward Douglass White , Edward Douglass White, and Louis Moreau Gottschalk. The 7 of the 8 pieces are now part of the West Baton Rouge Historical Association’s permanent collection.