200 Years of Statehood
This series was produced on the occasion of the Anniversary of Louisiana Being admitted to the Union of states in 1812. These images relate to events over the course of these 200 years.
Not long ago I met a man who told me he was from “North Louisiana”. Immediately, I assumed Shreveport, Monroe, or Alexandria. After a dramatic pause he said “Minnesota”. He was of course referring to the western lands drained by the Mississippi river in the original Louisiana Purchase of 1803. In that regard anybody from Arkansas, Oklahoma,Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and portions of Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Canada can claim “north” Louisiana as their home. That’s about a quarter of the land mass of the current U.S., so the story of Louisiana is a major part of the story of America. The acquisition of the Louisiana territory prepared the way for further westward expansion. —FXP
Birds of North America — 30“x 48” oil on canvas © 2012 Francis X Pavy
Irish 6000 — 11.5”x 39” oil on canvas on board ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Flat — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Red Raft — 34” x 54” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Carencro — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Eye of the Tiger — 18”x22” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
National Treasure — 16”x 36” oil on canvas on board ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Natural — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
27 Flood — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
St James — 23”x26” block print on paper ©2012 Francis X Pavy
The Flower Garden — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Liberty — 18”x22” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Red Stick #21 — 20”x 24” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Brown Pelican — 23”x 30” 24”x 38” unique block print on paper ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Bendel Hill — 18”x22” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Isle Derniere — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
North Shore — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Cotton Picker — 23”x 30” unique block print on paper ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Waterford — 23”x 30” unique block print on paper ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Perique — 18”x22” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
The Sabines: Migration East — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
La musique de la Terre Platte — 23”x 30” unique block print on paper ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Ils travaillent beaucoup — 18”x 28” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Barataria — 18”x 28” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Leveaux — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Modern Times — 24”x 38” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
Sharp — 26”x 42” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
The Sabines: Migration East — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
The Hub City — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy
King Cane — 23”x 26” oil on canvas ©2012 Francis X Pavy