THE
MASTERPIECE
FOR $100 PRIZE
T
hese days $100 can barely cover a we all know who emerged victorious, taking
utility bill or put food on the table. home the $100 prize.
But that wasn't the case 50 years
ago when Sir Dustan St.Omer
St.Omer says, "The masterpiece reflected his
entered a competition to design St.Lucia’s feelings about Independence, the beauty of
most inspirational, recognizable, iconic and St.Lucia and the wonder of the future.”
priceless national emblem — it’s national
flag.
The artist says he finds inspiration in
everything around him. It isn't any wonder that
So the story goes that when St.Lucia became the inspiration for St.Lucia's crowning glory
an associate state in 1965 a call was made to came from it's most iconic landmark--the
all persons to enter a competition to draw the Pitons.
symbol that would become St.Lucia's symbol
of sovereignty. St.Omer passed away on May 5th, 2015. He
was 87 years old. Although he is gone, he will
Dustan entered the competition and of course never ever be forgotten. Thank you sir!
Sir Dunstan St.Omer's Last Interview