Jacques the Butcher

Jacques the Butcher, by Eric Kaposta, is one of three unveiled in 1983 as part of a group of improvements for French Market Alley. The 5-foot, 10-inch tall bronze sculpture depicts a free-standing, life-sized male figure of a butcher, wearing a knee-length apron over a vest, shirt, cuffed pants, and bow-tie. The sleeves of the shirt are pushed up above his elbows and he wears a bowler hat on his head. He has a long mustache and a pencil behind his proper right ear. In his proper left hand he holds a t-bone steak. In his proper right hand he holds a cleaver down by his side. His legs are straight and his feet are shoulder-width apart.

New Orleans, Nov 2018, Photo 190