Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - (Page 88) The French Emperor left a lasting impression on a colony he never visited The Louisiana State Museum’s current exhibition Treasures of Napoléon (through August 3, 2008) features rare artifacts related to the larger-than-life historical figure. Gathered from one of the largest private collections of Napoléon memorabilia, that of PierreJean Chalençon of France, the exhibition displays a variety of fascinating objects ranging from the emperor’s trademark hat to his curtained campaign bed. Housed at the Old U.S. Mint, the exhibition also contains a number of objects that have bearing on the history of Louisiana. Most people know that Napoléon sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803 for $15 million. Indeed, the exhibit features Minister of Treasury François de Barbé-Marbois’s portfolio that housed the original Louisiana Purchase treaty, which was signed in April 1803. Napoléon’s impact on Louisiana, however, extends far beyond the Louisiana Purchase. Like countless others in France, the rest of Europe, and the Americas, Louisianians were enthralled by the story of the man who rose from relatively humble origins to become emperor. This attraction was intensified not only by Louisiana’s French roots but also by the immigration of Napoléon’s soldiers and associates to Louisiana. We can see the legacy of the emperor’s appeal in place and street names, geographic appellations that hint at the significance of Napoléon’s reign. Perhaps the best-known Louisiana legend concerning Napoléon involves the Napoleon House restaurant and bar at the corner of Chartres and St. Louis streets in the 88 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES\Summer 2008 MUSEE FREDERIC MASSON © PHOTO12.COM, PIERRE-JEAN CHALENÇON http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 Contents Friends Editor’s Column Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities George Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs & Beyond Katrina The Historic New Orleans Collection After The Flood Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton Louisiana Foodways Louisiana Architecture Baton Rouge Photographs, 1863-1910 Jazz Notes The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Louisiana Association of Museums Nature of the “Beast” Louisiana State Museum Bookstand Sound Advice Forum Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 (Page Cover1) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 (Page Cover2) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Contents (Page 1) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Friends (Page 2) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Editor’s Column (Page 3) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (Page 4) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (Page 5) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (Page 6) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (Page 7) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - George Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs & Beyond Katrina (Page 8) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - George Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs & Beyond Katrina (Page 9) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - George Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs & Beyond Katrina (Page 10) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - George Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs & Beyond Katrina (Page 11) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - George Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs & Beyond Katrina (Page 12) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - 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The Historic New Orleans Collection (Page 22) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - The Historic New Orleans Collection (Page 23) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 24) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 25) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 26) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 27) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 28) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 29) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 30) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 31) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 32) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 33) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 34) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 35) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 36) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 37) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 38) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - After The Flood (Page 39) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” (Page 40) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” (Page 41) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” (Page 42) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” (Page 43) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” (Page 44) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” (Page 45) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” (Page 46) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Faubourg Marigny: The Creole “Suburb” (Page 47) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 48) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 49) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 50) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 51) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 52) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 53) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 54) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 55) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 56) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Preserving New Orleans Jazz, One Generation at a Time: Conversation & Music with Tom Sancton (Page 57) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Foodways (Page 58) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Foodways (Page 59) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Architecture (Page 60) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Louisiana Architecture (Page 61) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Baton Rouge Photographs, 1863-1910 (Page 62) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Baton Rouge Photographs, 1863-1910 (Page 63) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Baton Rouge Photographs, 1863-1910 (Page 64) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Baton Rouge Photographs, 1863-1910 (Page 65) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Summer 2008 - Baton Rouge Photographs, 1863-1910 (Page 66) Louisiana Cultural Vistas - 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