A Unique Slant of Light: The Bicentennial History of Art in Louisiana - (Page 340)

Skiff (interior view), 2001 Sinker cypress; 16 x 5 ft. Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum & Research Center Photograph © Stephen Legendre 340 ART IN CONTEMPORARY LOUISIANA RAYMOND SEDATOL b. 1924, Pierre Part, Louisiana d. 2006, Unknown location A native of the Atchafalaya Basin, master boat builder Raymond Sedatol constructed traditional watercraft such as pirogues and rowing skiffs in the manner of his Cajun ancestors. Reﬂecting European and Acadian inﬂuences, his vernacular functional forms underscore the intimate, enduring relationship that the people of Acadiana’s coastal parishes have enjoyed with the region’s abundant waterways. Sedatol received national recognition for his craftsmanship and helped to inspire a revival of traditional wooden boatbuilding in the state. The Cajun skiff is rowed by a standing oarsman who faces forward toward the bow, the only North American boat operated in such a manner. Sedatol often jokingly explained the origins of this distinction: “A Cajun doesn’t want to row backwards. He wants to know where he’s going, not where he’s been.” TFP/RB http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1387 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1387

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