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FOLK
Artist
FAME
LorraineGendron
MAKES LOCALLY
THEMED ART SOLD AT NEW ORLEANS SHOPS
By JENNY PETERSON
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LouisianafolkartistLorraineGendron began herartcareerinthe1980susingmudfromtheMississippi River.Shestartedusingthematerialoutofnecessity—it wasreadilyavailableandfree—andusedittomoldsmall alligatorsthatshethensoldduringthe1984Louisiana WorldExpositioninNewOrleans.
BorninCalifornia,Gendroncametotheareaand marriedaCreolemanwithaFrenchlastname.Sheand herhusband,Louis,putdownrootsinHahnvilleinSt. CharlesParishandneverleft.Shestillworksfromher studiothere.
Tohelpbringinmoney,Gendronbegantomakeart inspiredbyLouisianalife,creatingcolorfulclayand woodfigurinesandotherartthatcapturesthepeople andplacesofthearea.Thefigurinesarewhimsicaland soulful,withexpressivefaces,brightclothingandother nodstolocalculture.
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Gendronfoundthisnichewithherdepictionsofstree performers;secondlinebandmembers;holidayfigure andforthistimeofyear,Carnivalparadeparticipants, horseridersandfloats.Hersuccesscamethroughword ofmouth,multi-stateartshows,outdoorartsmarkets andmorethan25yearsdisplayingandsellingherwork theNewOrleansJazzandHeritageFestival.
“Thejazzmenaremyfavorite,”saysGendron,whois now85yearsold.“IjustpaintwhatIsee;it’sveryfreein Herhumblebeginningsturnedintonationalfame.
In1985,Gendronwasoneof100artistsnationwideto bechosentopaintanEastereggfortheWhiteHouse EasterEggRoll.In2001,shewasinvitedtodecoratea WhiteHouseChristmasornament,whichshecreatedo asceneinSt.CharlesParish:abustofformerLouisiana Gov.MichaelHahn,shownathishomeonElmStreet inHahnville.
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Gendronhasreceivednumerousawardsand honorsthroughtheyearsandherworkisondisplay atcountlessmuseums.Shehasmanyfansandcollectorsnationwide.
Oneofhermajorprojectswasacollectionofpaintingsandwoodfiguresthatdepictedthe1811Slave RevoltatDestrehanPlantation,whichshedonated totheplantation.Thatworkwasfeaturedina2022 documentarycalled“GumboCoalition,”produced byformerNewOrleansMayorMarcMorial.Shewas alsothesubjectofabookpublishedbyUniversity ofLouisianaatLafayettecalled,“LorraineGendron: LouisianaFolkArtist.”
Thesedays,Gendronmainlystickstoherbeloved paintedwoodcutouts.It’scertainlyeasierforLouis tocutwoodwithabandsawintheirHanhnvillebackyardratherthangatherMississippiRivermud.
“Idrawthewoodcarvingsonapieceofcardboard, cutoutthepersononthecardboard,andhanditto myhusband,whocutstheshapeoutofwoodand
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putsitonastand,”Gendronsays.“Wehavealittle woodshopbehindthehouse.Helikestobeoutin theair.”
Whenaskedifsheisplanningtoretireanytime soon,Gendronreplies,“Retire?Whatisthatword? Wealwayssaywe’regoingtoslowdown,andthenwe getalltheseorders.”
Whileshemissesinteractingwiththepublicatart showsandfestivals,she’shappytocontinuetobring herworktothemasses,hopinghertabletopfigures helpviewerstakepauseandrecallscenesspecific toLouisiana.
“Youcanusethemanywhere,foranything,” Gendronsays.
LorraineGendron’sworkcanbefoundlocallyat AliceandAmelia,HomeMaloneNewOrleans,Judyat theRink,RugChicinMandeville,andWhatsNewNola intheFrenchQuarter.Additionalartcanbefound throughlorrainegendron.com
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