SEYMORE D’FAIR
THE ‘FIRST-EVER’ WORLD EXPOSITION CHARACTER MASCOT !
A WORLDLY PELICAN!
From Los Angeles to New York to Paris and London, Seymore performed on the world stage, promoting the New Orleans Worlds Fair. Back home in the Big Easy, he and his best friend, Pepé la Gator, entertained more than 7,000,000 visitors, bringing smiles and laughter to all who experienced their magnanimous personalities.
Seymore had many notable moments during his reign, including promotional tours throughout the U.S. and Europe. Once, while in France, Seymore was escorted out of the Louvre for being too “spectacular.” During the 1984 Republican National Convention, he made a big splash by rubbing feathers on stage with George H. W. Bush, vice president of the United States. Back in Washington D.C., Seymore hung out with Billy Joel at the White House, entertaining wives of Russian diplomats.
Performing in hundreds of live appearances, programs, and television shows, Seymore even appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” filmed guarding an entrance to the White House with Secret Service Agents.
LOCAL, NATIONAL, & INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Seymore’s magical and whimsical personality contributed greatly to becoming the most recognizable world's fair mascot in the modern age of international expositions and world fairs. As a result, he has garnered numerous honors and special recognition on the local, state, national, and international levels.
Seymore’s exemplary contributions to Louisiana and world expositions earned him an exhibition and induction into the Louisiana State Museum & Archives and the Smithsonian Institute-National Museum of American History, and he was appointed Goodwill Ambassador by Governor Edwin Edwards in 1986.
Looking forward, Seymore will be inducted into the World Expo Museum, the first museum dedicated to world expos, located in Shanghai, China.