LSU School of Veterinary Medicine's Serenity Pavillion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
This is the sculpture with the finished brick work and the fountain running. There is a copper pan between the woman and the animals to contain the water. Milton Womack Construction did the brick work and WHL Architects did the copper pan and plumbing. I am very happy with their contribution - really first rate!
The dedication turned out great, with a large attendence. Present were representatives from the Humane Society of the United States, the American Kennel Club, the International Fund for Animal welfare, and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
While I was in Baton Rouge, I stayed at the faculty club on campus. There was not a hotel room to be found anywhere around Baton Rouge, because of hurricane Gustav, which did a great deal of damage to the area.
The inside of the faculty club, where I had breakfast the four mornings that I was there.
The campus at LSU has live oaks everywhere. I took a stroll to see some of them. This one is in front of the Faculty club. (Really a great tree!)
In my stroll, I visited Mike the tiger. He has a large natural area with a pool.
Not far from Baton Rouge are Cypress swamps. I had to go out and see them, while I had the chance.
This is a rose mallow that I saw down there. They have a huge flower - a wild form of Hibiscus.
When I was on my way home, the plane was delayed getting into Chicago, which caused me to miss my connecting flight. I had time to kill, so I wandered around and took this pic of a Brachiosaurus from the Field museum. Pretty cool....
My newly installed sculpture, "Connections", will be on the cover of the Journal of the Veterinary Medicine Association. Photo by Harry Cowgill, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. The sculpture is dedicated to all those who give care to animals. It illustrates how people reach across the gulf that separates us from animals and that, by providing care, they "Connect".
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