NEW ORLEANS

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HOUSES OF NEW ORLEANS 978-0-7643-3117-6 $24.99 80 pp. | 8 1/2” x 11” (215 x 279 mm) | HC NEW ORLEANS AND ITS ENVIRONS 978-0-7643-3069-8 $24.99 160 pp. | 8 1/2” x 11” (215 x 279 mm) | PB

New Orleans, 2nd Edition

Elegance and Decadence

Photographs by Richard Sexton, Narrative by Randolph Delehanty

Second edition offers a look into the soulful homes and gardens of 1990s NOLA creatives, updated with a new layout, larger photos, and a narrative that includes the city’s recent history

For everyone who fantasizes about interiors that evoke an artistic world of color, myth, and romance

The first edition sold more copies (90K+) than any other photographic book about New Orleans in the city’s history

New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence focuses on the interiors, furnishings, art collections, and gardens of a handful of creative people in New Orleans in the 1990s. Dreamers and urban pioneers, they included bohemian artists, artisans, architects, preservationists, activists, antiquarians, restaurateurs, and teachers, all living outside the American mainstream. They tolerated crumbling plaster, exposed lathe, and sagging galleries in exchange for communal festivity and joie de vivre. Photographer Richard Sexton documented how and where they lived; what they hoarded, collected, and worshipped. In this second edition, historian Randolph Delehanty weaves together the history of New Orleans from the fragments he saw in those photographs. The authors explore in words and images how the combination of climate, a strongly European and Catholic culture, African influences, and the revelry of Mardi Gras have created a contemporary ambience unlike that of any other city in America. Much has changed in New Orleans over the 30 years since this book first appeared, but far more has stayed the same. The book celebrates the joyous spirit of this distinctive culture, an inspiration to everyone who pursues the art of living.

About the Authors

Richard Sexton is a fine-art and media photographer whose work has been published and exhibited worldwide. He has authored, coauthored, or photographed 14 books. Additional information about his work and gallery representation can be found on his website: richardsextonstudio.com.

Randolph Delehanty has authored more than a dozen books on cities, architecture, visual art, historical landscapes, and national parks. He seeks what makes places distinct and explores how art expresses lifestyles and values. He lives in a shotgun double in Faubourg Marigny in New Orleans. randolphdelehanty.com

Authors' Location: New Orleans

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ISBN: 978-0-7643-6598-0 Size: 10” x 10” (254 x 254 mm) Pages: 224 Price: $45.00 $ CAD

ISBN 978-0-7643-6598-0

Illustrations: 204 color & b/w images Binding: hardcover BISAC: ARCHITECTURE / Interior

Design / General

ARCHITECTURE / Regional

ARCHITECTURE / Vernacular