Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Spring 2008 - (Page 1) About our cover: Ma Jolie is among the many intimate portraits that define the painting style of New Orleans artist Jean Seidenberg. An exhibit at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and a forthcoming book are the latest accomplishments of this prolific artist. Volume 19, Number 1; Spring 2008 8 22 Page 12 Jean Seidenberg: A Brush with the Intimate by Jean Seidenberg “I am and have always been a figurative artist,”says Jean Seidenberg. Preparing the Place for Hell by James G. Hollandsworth, Jr., Ph.D. 1n 1864, at the close of the Red River Campaign, Alexandria, Louisiana, was set ablaze by Union soldiers. Louisiana’s Native American Basketry by Paul Tarver and Jane Somerville Irwin The Whitecloud Collection of Native American art contains exquisite examples of basketry from Louisiana’s Indian peoples. Rushing into The East by John Magill In the 1960s, developers set their sights on the vast lowlying marshlands in eastern Orleans Parish. This suburbia was ultimately inundated by Katrina’s floodwaters. Portraits of Southern Artists by Jerry Siegel Jerry Siegel’s portfolio of photographs of sculptors and painters from across the South includes Louisiana’s pantheon of artistic greats. 40 Days and 40 Nights photo essay by Donn Young Photographer Donn Young has organized a multidisciplinary exhibit of Louisiana artists’ reactions to Hurricane Katrina. Conversation with a Native Son: Yusef Komunyakaa interview by Henry Lacey; photographs by Cheryl Gerber Pulitzer Prize-winning Bogalusa native Yusef Komunyakaa discusses his poetry. “Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated” commentary by Charles W. Cannon A New Orleanian defends the city’s quality of life. Copyright 2008 Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Inc., an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt organization, all rights reserved. ISSN 1082-4553 LOUISIANA CULTURAL VISTAS is published quarterly: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Louisiana corporation, 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 300, New Orleans, LA 70113-1027; (504) 523-4352; toll-free in-state 1(800) 909-7990. Annual subscription is $16. Single copy back issues, if available, are $5. A one year, four-issue subscription is included in annual Endowment memberships; minimum $35. For subscriptions outside the U.S., shipping and handling charges will be added. e-mail: lahum@leh.org The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Board of Directors has determined that the publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of the public business required of the Endowment. Views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Endowment board or staff. Query the Editor prior to sending manuscripts. 30 42 Page 32 52 66 Page 70 78 88 Page 88 2 3 4 18 38 51 60 62 74 76 92 94 96 Friends Editor’s Column Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities The Historic New Orleans Collection The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Jazz Notes (music history by Bruce Raeburn, Ph.D.) Louisiana Association of Museums Louisiana State Museum Louisiana Architecture (by Karen Kingsley, Ph.D.) Louisiana Foodways (by Jessica Harris, Ph.D.) Bookstand (book review by Thomas Uskali) Sound Advice (music reviews by Ben Sandmel) Forum (guest commentary by Brian Boyles) Spring 2008/LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 1 http://www.leh.org
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