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Antoine Simon Le Page du Pratz
An engineer by training, Antoine Simon Le Page du Pratz published a richly illustrated, three-volume, 1,300 page observation of life in early Louisiana, "Historie de La Louisiane."
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Antonio and Nina Meucci
The husband and wife team of artists, Antonio and Nina Meucci, announced their arrival in New Orleans in 1818 in a newspaper advertisement offering to paint portraits and miniatures “of every dimension.”
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Arnold Genthe
Arnold Genthe photographed New Orleans in the 1920s.
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Art and Letters
The journal "Art and Letters" played a significant role in the development of the late-nineteenth-century New Orleans arts community.
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Artists' Association of New Orleans
The Artists' Association of New Orleans, which was incorporated in 1886, promoted the appreciation of fine arts in the South in general and New Orleans in particular.
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Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans
Between 1922 and 1951, the Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans worked to enrich and expand the city’s artistic heritage and served as one of its cultural centers.
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August Norieri
August Norieri was a New Orleans born painter best known for his Louisiana maritime subjects such as sailboats, bayous, and lakes.
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Auseklis Ozols
Artist and teacher Auseklis founded the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts in 1978.
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Bill Iles
Bill Iles is an accomplished Louisiana painter whose subject matter ranges from almost totally abstract images to landscapes that reflect more his imagination than reality.
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Billy Solitario
Landscape painter Billy Solitario prefers to capture the natural world by painting en plein air, or painting in nature, a style popular among the Impressionists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Boyd Cruise
Alvyk Boyd Cruise was a multitalented artist and historian in New Orleans during the mid-twentieth century.
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Bror Anders Wikstrom
Artist and designer Bror Wikstrom was active in New Orleans from 1883 to 1909 and was particularly well-known in the city for designing Carnival pageants.
