WAMPOLD COMPANIES GENSLER ANN CONNELLY FINE ART DASH DESIGN MESH DESIGN SUSAN HYMEL, ANGELA GREGORY HISTORIAN ELISE GRENIER, RESTORER
ELISE GRENIER Restorer to the Angela Gregory Murals
“At the new Watermark Hotel, a series of panels by Angela Gregory highlight a history of industry and artistry.� -Caroline Alberstadt
ANGELA GREGORY & THE GREGORY MURALS (excerpt from Susan Hymel) The eight murals covering the upper walls of The Gregory restaurant were created by New Orleans sculptor Angela Gregory (1903-90). Gregory graduated from the Newcomb School of Art in 1925 and moved to Paris with a scholarship from the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. A year later she was accepted into the studio of the great French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, who had worked with Auguste Rodin for several years. There she learned to sculpt using a chisel and mallet while absorbing the architectural sculpting. She returned to New Orleans from Paris in 1928 and launched her successful career in a field of art dominated by men and in an era when few women even held jobs. In 1940 Gregory became the first person to earn a Master’s degree in Architecture from Tulane University. Today her sculpture is found throughout Louisiana, including three public monuments and on the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge.
Gregory’s work may also be seen in the Watermark Hotel’s elevators. The first major commission of her career came in 1929 when she was selected by General Allison Owen of the New Orleans architectural firm of Diboll & Owen to design and execute models for all exterior and some interior sculpture on the New Orleans Criminal Courts Building located on Tulane Avenue at Broad St. The pelican reliefs were created using inspiration from the Gregory sculptures that flank the exterior corners of the New Orleans icon.
Founding Fathers of Commerce Building on the thematic design principals guiding the artwork program, legacy portraits of Baton Rouge’s Founding Fathers of Commerce are included in a playful homage that blends historic portraiture with elements of the 21st century; including headphones, iPhones and references to modern personal technology.
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Nolan Stewart Dougherty
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Elbert E. Moore
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Benjamin B. Taylor
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William Preston Barnes
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Joe Gottlieb
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Lee Griffin
Bernard Kilchmann
Anthony Henderson
ARTIFACTS & EXPERIENCES 1920’s architectural photography and commercial objects from the time period layered in with contemporary works of art and sculpture build complex layers of discovery for visitors and guests of the Watermark. The Louisiana National Bank Building inspired a selection of relevant objects including adding machines, scales, and telephones that will be given a new life through modern interpretation, accompanied by new works of art based on early 20th century icons like the Buffalo Nickle, restaurant matchboxes, and the influence of post war artwork.
Davide Micaro Lenticular Prints
Doug Detiveaux Photographic Wall Covering
Tiffany Sewel Day
Composite Photographs
Anthony Henderson Matchboxes
DINING & SOCIAL Milford’s on Third pays homage to the New York-style deli, offering hand-crafted traditions in modern applications. The restaurant is named in remembrance of a grocery store in northern Louisiana that was owned by Mr. Milford Wampold. Milford’s grandson, Mike Wampold, now continues his grandfather’s legacy in his restaurant, Milford’s on Third. Here, he incorporates Wampold family recipes into unique sandwiches, delicious salads and signature mouth-watering pickles. Milford’s on Third is located inside the Watermark Hotel, at the corner of Convention and Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge.
SALON WALL CONCEPT
Digitally Colored Historic Photographs
4221 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225.927.7676 art@annconnelly.com