American Beauty
A tribute to Jim and Jean Caras and their floral business, with American Beauty roses, Greek and American flags, and portraits of their five children on its breast collar.
- Category
- Horses
- Carver
- Phil Bain
- Sponsor
- Family of Jim and Jean Caras
A Carousel for Missoula inventory.
Role: Permanent pony.
Entire figure carved by Phil Bain.
Design: John Thompson. Sanding: Scott Olson, Ron Anderson, Ione Briedlander, Ethel Diettert. Painting: Cyndi Joslyn, Bette Largent.
Video reading: seat 11C in footage dated June 29, 2024. View this section. This is a source-era best reading, not a verified current placement.
Historical description and credits: https://carousels.org/psp/Missoula/American%20Beauty.html
The NCA gallery includes photographs dated April 2004; current placement is not established by these captions.