Campus Art Collection
 

Type of Art

Painting

Creator

John Hawxhurst

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Creation Date

1967

Description

Plaque labels areas in the painting:  1. Copacabana Beach - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / 2. Coffee Exchange - Santos, Brazil / 3. Steel mill furnace - Brazil / 4. Palacio de Alvorado - Brazilia, Brazil / 5. Oil exploration - Venezula / 6. Coffee trees - Brazil / 7. Skyscrapers - typical / 8. Avenida Corrients thoroughfare, Obelisk to Argentina's independence and the Gran Rex movie theatre - Buenos Aires / 9. Iguacu Falls, Prana River, between Brazil and Argentina / 10. Carnival - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / 11. Gauchos and cattle - Argentina

Biographical Information

Commission by Delta Steamship Lines, Incorporated / Presented as a gift to the LSU School of Dentistry, 1981 / Dr. Jack H. Rayson, Dean

Size

61.5'' x 101"

Physical Location

Elevator Lobby, 2nd Floor Dental Administration Building

Date at Location

2-20-2026

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