The Natchitoches Historic District shines a bit brighter today as the third in a series of five art pieces was unveiled at the Susan Harling Robinson Memorial Park Thursday, February 12. The series, titled “Natchitoches in Bloom”, is intended to celebrate Natchitoches’ history and culture with sculptures of flowers significant to the region. The sculpture unveiled today is of a Magnolia and is a tribute to the iconic Natchitoches movie “Steel Magnolias” and its protagonist Susan Harling Robinson. The piece is a collaboration between NSU Associate Professor of Art Corbin Covher and 2016 NSU alumna and Louisiana Christian University Asst Professor Hannah Fulton.
Professor Covher said of the project: “I want to help create a set of sculptures that tell the story of our city better than what one type of flower could say. The sculptures will all belong to the series, but instead of one repetitive sculpture, each flower will be one of a kind and add to the narrative of Natchitoches,” LCU Professor Fulton stated that she drew inspiration for her painting of the sculpture from the stained glass windows of the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.
The Natchitoches in Bloom public art project was created by the Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission and the Cane River National Heritage Area.
