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THE COLLECTION THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION 533 Royal Street • New Orleans, LA 70130-2179 www.hnoc.org • (504) 523-4662 CALENDAR OF EVENTS “Telling the Stories of Our Region to New Orleans and the World” The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the history of New Orleans and Louisiana. The public is invited to tour The Collection’s galleries, house museum, and exhibitions, and to use the research facilities. Visit the Shop at The Collection for special gift items and books. CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: All exhibitions are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861 Through February 20, 2009 Williams Gallery, 533 Royal Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Nineteenth-century photographer Jay Dearborn Edwards (1831– 1900) made a few dozen known photographs of antebellum New Orleans within an approximately four-year span, from 1858 to 1861. At the time, the art of photography was a youthful 20 years old. Edwards chose a range of subjects as the focus for his arduously produced photographs. The exhibition, which features approximately three dozen photographs, provides alternate viewpoints from which to interpret these rare works. Cajun Document, 1974 Photographs by Charles H. Traub and Douglas Baz Through February 20, 2009 Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Prints Past & Prints Present: Limited Editions from Louisiana Presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection and the New Orleans Museum of Art Through March 1, 2009 The New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park Wednesday, 12–8 p.m., Thursday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is free for Louisiana residents; regular admission rates apply to all other patrons. The fourth collaborative exhibition between The Historic New Orleans Collection and the New Orleans Museum of Art, Prints Past & Prints Present: Limited Editions from Louisiana, opened September 13 at NOMA. The exhibition, which draws from the collections of both museums, features prints by more than 50 printmakers who visited or resided in New Orleans from the late 19th century through the present. Prints Past & Prints Present includes 60 artworks by such notable artists as George Dureau, Caroline Durieux, Morris Henry Hobbs, John McCrady, Clarence Millet, John Scott, Noel Rockmore, and Ellsworth and William Woodward. The pieces represent a wide range of subjects, including street scenes, seascapes, still lifes, and French Quarter views. LECTURES, EVENTS & WORKSHOPS: Seating for all lectures is limited. Call (504) 523-4662 or e-mail wrc@hnoc.org for reservations. A Biography of Jay Dearborn Edwards by Jay Edwards, great-grandson of Jay Dearborn Edwards and professor of anthropology at Louisiana State University Presented in conjunction with A Closer Look Wednesday, December 3, 6:30 p.m. Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Twentieth-Century New Orleans Photography by John H. Lawrence Presented in conjunction with A Closer Look Wednesday, January 14, 6:30 p.m. 533 Royal Street The 14th Annual Williams Research Center Symposium The Acadian Diaspora Presented in conjunction with A Cajun Document, 1974 Saturday, January 31, 2009 Omni Royal Orleans Hotel 621 St. Louis Street Admission is charged for this event, and advanced reservation is required. Call (504) 523-4662 or e-mail wrc@hnoc.org for reservations. Among the photographs by Jay Dearborn Edwards on display in the exhibit A Closer Look is “American Aloe or Century Plant,” between 1858 and 1861, a salted paper photoprint. 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 • (504) 523-4662 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., except holidays THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION Visit The Collection Online: www.hnoc.org; email: wrc@hnoc.org TOURS: Louisiana History Galleries, Williams Residence and Architecture of The Collection’s Buildings and Courtyards (533 Royal Street); 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.; Admission, $5.00; school groups free, call Bunny Hinckley, (504) 598-7182 for reservations. FREE ADMISSION 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 • (504) 598-7171 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., except holidays WILLIAMS RESEARCH CENTER 21 http://www.hnoc.org http://www.hnoc.org http://www.hnoc.org

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Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Winter 2008 Contents Friends Editor's Column Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Prospect.1 New Orleans The Historic New Orleans Collection The Enduring Performance of Michael P. Smith Jazz Notes Louisiana Foodways Birds of a Feather: Windfowl Carvings in Southeast Louisiana Louisiana Association of Museums Louisiana Architecture O. Winston Link in Louisiana The Ogden Museum of Southern Art The Colfax Massacre Louisiana State Museum Unlocking the History of Greek Key Architecture Bookstand Sound Advice Forum

Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Winter 2008

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