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DR. A C. SMITH
Sculptor Michelle Drane Smith of Pass Christian stands beside her clay likeness of Pierre LeMoyne Sleur d?lberville, the Coast?s French founding father. The clay sculpture has been bronzed and will be unveiled on Thursday.
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strong, adventuresome man to get over here. So this is how I portray him.?
Today, Smith is headed to Albany, La., to pick up the finished sculpture, which for the past four weeks has undergone bronzing at the foundry of William Ludwig, known for the New Orleans statue of Ignatius J. Riley.
Ludwig and Michael Abant have turned Smith?s sculpted clay likeness of Iberville into permanent bronze.
?They both worked so hard and put other things aside to get this done in time for the kickoff,? she said. "They are truly talented at what they do.?
Smith has studied sculpture at Las Bellas Artes Institute in Mexico under Maestro Lothar Kesten-baum. One of her pieces is a commemorative bust of Fannye A. Cook, a pioneer Mississippi conservationist, which is on display at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
She has exhibited on the Coast and in Louisiana and Mexico. Her $6,000 Iberville bust eventually will find a permanent display near War Memorial Park, but for now it will travel to Pass schools, businesses, the city hall and library.
The committee hopes to raise funds for a permanent outdoor setting, as well as other tricentennial projects.
?The Pass Christian area needs to be involved in the Tricentennial,? said Dayton Robinson, the committee treasurer. "It?s not just a Biloxi
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If you go
What: Kickoff dinner and unveiling of the Iberville bust When: April 2; 6 to 7 p.m., social hour and food; 7 p.m., program; entertainment by Davis & Sax Where: St. Paul Catholic Church gymnasium, 140 East Beach Blvd., Pass Christian Sponsor: Pass Christian Area Colonization Tricentennial Committee Price: Donations accepted RSVP: 452-2252
or Mississippi Coast celebration; it?s a celebration of the founding of the entire Louisiana colony, including Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
?Some of the people of Pass Christian were early settlers and we need to acknowledge that. We need to raise funds to do it properly. The idea is not to have one big party, but to do something permanent by setting up an endowment for preserving history on a longterm basis.?
The committee is not charging for the kickoff, which includes food, but is accepting donations to offset costs and to go into the Tricentennial kitty. Guests also are expected from Henderson Point and Pass Christian Isles and such communities as Cuevas, Pineviile, Vidalia and DeLisle.
"That?s why the Tricentennial committee has ?area? in its name,? said Ellis, a Pass businessman. ?We want to reflect the surrounding communities that are a part of our history, too.?