Donkey, Carved Wooden - Governor Orval Faubus

 
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Donkey, Carved Wooden - Governor Orval Faubus
Donkey, Carved Wooden - Governor Orval Faubus
Donkey, Carved Wooden - Governor Orval Faubus
Donkey, Carved Wooden - Governor Orval Faubus

Donkey, Carved Wooden - Governor Orval Faubus

Object number1995.021.47
Datec. 1957
MediumCottonwood, Ink
Dimensions8 1/2 × 8 5/8 × 2 in. (21.6 × 21.9 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA piece of Cottonwood carved into the shape of a donkey. The face is drawn in black ink. On each side of the donkey is written: "Vote for Orval E. Faubus for Governor of Arkansas." The donkey's tail is on a hinge that allows it to move up and down. The donkey is attached to a wooden stand. On the bottom of the stand is written "Whittled out by WR Ferguson, Forest City, Ark. Champion whittler _______. This is a genuine Arkansas Jackass Bred and Born in Forest City. ______ I am for Orval E. Faubus for Governor of Arkansas and this Jackass is too.____ This wood is South American Cottonwood from Buenos Aires, Argentina."

    Orval Eugene Faubus was born on January 7, 1910, in Madison County. Faubus married Alta Haskins in 1931; they had one son. In 1938, Faubus was elected circuit clerk and recorder of Madison County. After WWII, Faubus was rewarded with an appointment to the state highway commission and later worked as an administrative assistant in the governor's office. In 1955, he defeated Pratt Remmel for the governorship, becoming the thirty-sixth Governor of Arkansas. While in office, Faubus improved public education, including pay increases for teachers, began an overhaul of the State Hospital for the mentally ill, built the Arkansas Children's Colony, expanded state parks, and paved hundreds of miles of highway. He left office in 1967. Faubus died on December 14, 1994.
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