Book Signing with Howard Philips Smith
The Shop at the Collection
520 Royal Street
Free and open to the public
Join us at the Shop at the Collection for a book signing with Howard Philips Smith, author of George Valentine Dureau: Life and Art in New Orleans. This new publication from University Press of Mississippi features a forward by HNOC President and CEO Daniel Hammer, and is based on research made possible by HNOC’s acquisition of George Dureau’s archives following his death in 2014.
The book will be available for purchase at the Shop before and during the signing. Admission is free and open to the public.
Artist Talk: “The Life and Art of George Dureau”
Later the same evening from from 6–7:30 p.m. at the Williams Research Center, Smith will discuss the life and work of George Dureau, in conversation with HNOC outreach historian Robert Ticknor. Admission is free with registration required. Learn more and register
About the Book
Howard Philips Smith’s George Valentine Dureau: Life and Art in New Orleans revisits the remarkable life of the consummate artist and shines a light on his unknown works, much of which have remained unpublished. The culmination of a decade of research based on the personal archive of George Dureau housed at HNOC, Smith’s book also showcases important artists who helped shape the contemporary art scene in New Orleans during the same period. HNOC President and CEO Daniel Hammer wrote the book’s foreword, underscoring the vital importance of archives as repositories of history.
About the Author
Howard Philips Smith
Howard Philips Smith
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.
Photo credit: Michael Joseph Bo
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