Roulhac B Toledano
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A stunning presentation of nineteenth-century color gouache and watercolor archival drawings and paintings of New Orleans neighborhoods from the New Orleans Notarial Archives, this volume pays tribute to the tremendous architectural richness of the Crescent City in its presentation of what old, renovated, restored, and new buildings not only might look like, but how they should look. An educational tool, home-builder's resource, architectural pattern...
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Born in South Carolina in 1838, William Aiken Walker remains one of the South's most gifted and treasured artists. Though mostly known for his breathtaking depictions of black Southerners following the Civil War, he is also recognized for his lush and vivid landscapes that capture the eye and the imagination.
After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, Walker traveled throughout the South to sell his paintings to tourists in areas...