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Steamboat Frank Pargoud, ca. 1891 Oil on canvas; 16 x 20 in. Louisiana State Museum 98 CIVIL WAR THROUGH THE NEW CENTURY AUGUST A. NORIERI b. 1860, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 1898, New Orleans, Louisiana By the late nineteenth century, steamboats were being replaced by railroads for passenger and commercial transportation. New Orleans artist August Norieri documented these rapidly disappearing “floating palaces,” a romanticized name given to these often luxuriously outfitted paddlewheelers. Norieri favored maritime subjects such as sailboats, bayous, and lakes. Typical of his works are Loading the Boats at Esplanade Wharf (1885-1890), Robert E. Lee Steamship, and Low Tide, Lake Pontchartrain. His work was not limited to marine art; Norieri also painted portraits, made sketches, engaged in commercial art, and worked with crayon. ABD http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1179 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1179

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