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Herbert Singleton
Self-taught artist Herbert Singleton created dramatic scenes of the rough New Orleans environment into which he was born, using found objects such as salvaged doors, driftwood, and discarded furniture.
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Herman Leonard
Herman Leonard is considered to by many to be the most significant photographer of jazz musicians in the post-World War II era.
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Hippolyte Sebron
Hippolyte Sebron resided in Louisiana for a brief time, from 1849 to 1855, but he had a profound effect on the development of landscape and genre painting in the state.
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Hunt Slonem
Though based in New York, artist Hunt Slonem's deep ties to Louisiana are reflected in his many museum and gallery exhibitions in the state as well as his efforts to preserve the historic houses he owns here.
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Ida Kohlmeyer
Ida Kohlmeyer, a New Orleans painter, sculptor, printmaker, and teacher, is nationally recognized as one of the most influential contemporary artists in the South.
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Ivy Billiot
A member of the United Houma Nation, Ivy Billiot is a self-taught woodcarver who creates colorful, meticulously rendered fish, birds, reptiles, and other wildlife out of native Louisiana woods.
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J. P. Scott
James "J. P." Scott was a Louisiana folk artist who spent much of his life working on construction sites and fishing boats in the bayous around New Orleans. He is best known for his elaborate boats made from found objects, including Mardi Gras beads, toys, and seashells.
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Jacqueline Bishop
New Orleans painter Jacqueline Bishop has created a body of work that has taken her from Louisiana swamplands to Latin American rainforests.
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Jacqueline Humphries
The daughter of New Orleans jewelry designer Mignon Faget, Jacqueline Humphries has forged her own internationally recognized career as a painter in New York City.
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James Michalopoulos
Artist James Michalopoulos's distinctive paintings of New Orleans houses and cultural icons are internationally recognized.
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Jan Gilbert
Jan Gilbert is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and educator from New Orleans.
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Janie Verret Luster
Janie Verret Luster is a master palmetto basket weaver and cultural preservationist of the United Houma Nation, a state-recognized tribe from southeast Louisiana.
