Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Raven Halfmoon
Sunsets in the West
| | Courtesy of the Artist, Kouri+Corrao Gallery | |
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 1, 2026
1. Raven Halfmoon Marker
2023 | Oklahoma
Material: Glazed ceramic
About the Artist:
Raven Halfmoon (b. 1991) is an artist and sculptor from Norman, Oklahoma. She is a citizen of the Caddo Nation and also Choctaw, Delaware, and Otoe Missouria.
Sunsets in the West reflects the colors and concepts of Western life through an Indigenous experience. The vibrant colors of the sunsets in Halfmoon's home state of Oklahoma painted a luminous backdrop for her life there. Oklahoma has long been known as the place of "Cowboys and Indians," and she informs that narrative with her experiences. She has also spent significant amounts of time in Montana and California building ceramic pieces that were influenced by her understanding and portrayal of the West. It is deeply poignant for Halfmoon to celebrate her connections to the West. For example, her great-grandfather, Hubert Halfmoon, often wore cowboy hats and boots while drumming and singing at Caddo Tribal dances.
Halfmoon's sculptures are in the permanent collections of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, and the Montclair Art Museum. In 2023, she was selected as an Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellow (Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN), and, in 2024, she was a finalist for the international Loewe Craft Prize (Loewe Foundation, Madrid, Spain).
Erected by City of New Orleans; The Helis Foundation; Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 2023.
Location. 29° 56.93′ N, 90° 3.99′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It is on Poydras Street east of Tchoupitoulas Street, on the right
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Arlene Shechet (within shouting distance of this marker); Banks Arcade (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Matt Scobey (about 800 feet away); Bienville's Plantation (approx. 0.2 miles away); 114 Magazine Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gαlvez Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Canal Street Historic District (approx. 0.2
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 1, 2026
2. Raven Halfmoon Marker and sculpture
Also see . . . Raven Halfmoon official site. (Submitted on April 6, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
