Artworks are the intellectual property of the individual artists and © (copyright 2019) by the individual artist, fabricators, respective owners or assignees, Used with permission. The Life and Times of Benny Andrews (1930-2006) One of ten children, Benny Andrews was born on November 13, 1930, in Plainview, Georgia, a light-skinned, blue-eyed, blond-haired baby. James Orr […]
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“Nighttime Picture of Canal Street” In addition to Paris, Rome, Alaska and Hawaii on the list of places, you must visit someday, you dare not forget New Orleans. Ever since its founding in 1718, New Orleans has held a special place among the great cities of America and the world. By Tom Marshall – Photos […]
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Cajun Blue Dog with Crawfish by George Rodrique Louisiana Artist George Rodrigue (March 13, 1944 – December 14, 2013) In the mid-1990s George Rodrigue’s Cajun Blue Dog paintings, which started with a painting illustrating a Cajun legend called loup-garou (ghost dog), eventually it morphed into his memorable signature image and brand The Blue Dog […]
New Orleans cooking is like jazz. The world is fascinated by the possibilities that can result when good jazz musicians sit together and “make music”. So it is with cooking. When people who care deeply about food use the ingredients and techniques of the entire history of New Orleans cooking, the possibilities are endless. That […]
A view of Antoine’s front dining room. APRIL 1840 (An editorial excerpt Antoine’s Restaurant cookbook, © Roy F. Guste, Jr. fifth-generation proprietor of Antoine’s.) A young 16-year-old Antoine Alciatore opened a small pension on Rue St. Louis in New Orleans. Antoine had grown up in Marseilles, France, the son of a wool merchant, but at […]
Artworks are the intellectual property of the individual artists and © (copyright 2019) by the individual artist, fabricators, respective owners or assignees. Used with permission. THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION • MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTER 520 Royal Street, Frech Quarter, New Orleans, LA PRESENTS A R T O F T H E C I T […]
TABLEAU Restaurant – “New Ideas” + “Traditional Offerings” 616 St. Peter St., Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA A FIRST-PERSON REVIEW By Jack Atkinson When visiting New Orleans’ French Quarter one notices there is a restaurant or bar on every corner. My experience is… if you casually walk into 90% of these options, on a […]
Art being sold along the fence around Jackson Square is a tradition. Every day, local artists show up and line the sidewalks and fences with their original artwork. The colorful canvasses are just as much a part of Jackson Square as the buildings surrounding it. From oil paintings of famous New Orleans landmarks to […]