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The Advocate: Book About New Orleans Artist Showcases 100 Previously Unseen Photographs
June 16, 2025
“George Valentine Dureau: Life and Art in New Orleans” by Howard Philips Smith features unpublished works by the legendary artist, housed at HNOC.
“The main draw here, especially for longtime Dureau fans, will be the 100 previously unseen and unpublished large-format photographs, taken from contact sheets housed at the Historic New Orleans Collection. But just as revelatory is a series of absorbing essays, written by Smith, the author of several previous books on New Orleans art and history, including the indispensable Unveiling the Muse: The Lost History of Gay Carnival in New Orleans from 2017.”
Rien Fertel, contributing writer, The Advocate
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