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EARL BARTHÉ b. 1922, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana Decorative Plaster Medallion, 2004 Plaster; 42 in. Nick Spitzer, American Routes Collections Earl Barthé was a master plaster craftsman from New Orleans singularly dedicated to the preservation and legacy of his trade. Barthé, a fifth-generation plasterer, worked in a business founded by his great-great grandfather in 1850. His work included decorative cornices, friezes, and ceiling medallions modeled on practices from the eighteenth century. An avid preservationist, Barthé worked on restorations in many of New Orleans’ most historic buildings including St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, the Customs House, countless shotgun houses, cemetery tombs, and historic plantation homes. Barthé’s work was shown in the Raised to the Trade exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 2002. His many honors include an Akins Award from the International Preservation Trades Network in 2006, a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2005, and induction into the Louisiana AFL-CIO Labor Hall of Fame in 2003. LEH ART IN CONTEMPORARY LOUISIANA 215  http://knowla.org/entry.php?rec=880 http://knowla.org/entry.php?rec=880

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