Howard Philips Smith

Gebundenes Buch

George Valentine Dureau

Life and Art in New Orleans

Beschreibung

Reassembles the pieces of New Orleans artist George Valentine Dureau’s puzzle-work life. The complexity of his life came together in the studio, where he created some of the most important artworks of the latter twentieth century. This publication features 100 large-format photographic plates, most of which have never been seen or published.

Autor

Howard Philips Smith is a writer, novelist, and photographer, known primarily for his historical works, which focus on expanding the scope of gay history, especially in New Orleans. He is author of Unveiling the Muse: The Lost History of Gay Carnival in New Orleans and A Sojourn in Paradise: Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans, both published by University Press of Mississippi. His first novel, which is a work of historical fiction about the gay community in 1980s New Orleans, is The Cult of the Mask: The Strange and Delectable Tale of Life Among the Sybarites. His photography was included in Louisiana Lens: Photographs from The Historic New Orleans Collection by John H. Lawrence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Mississippi
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 291mm x 266mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 3312g
• ISBN-13: 9781496853837
• ISBN-10: 1496853830
• Artikelnr.: 70538270