Discovering Stained Glass in New Orleans with Dale Carlson
Channel: Archives NOLAlibrary
Date: 2023-07-28

Join Dale A. Carlson, author of "Stained Glass New Orleans: A Field Guide", as he discusses historic stained glass pieces from across the city and recounts the experience of creating the book.

See over one hundred examples from the extensive and aesthetically striking stained glass image collection he amassed over his five months in New Orleans in 2020. Examinations of contemporary and classic makers represented locally, notable transplantations, top local single-site collections and a handful of interesting connections to his Metropolitan Detroit home fill out this compelling look at New Orleans' singular stained glass legacy. 

Author, photographer and architectural historian Dale A. Carlson was born and raised along the northeastern shores of Lake Michigan where, as an adolescent, he developed a fascination with the city of Detroit. Throughout the 1990s Mr. Carlson studied art, journalism and graphic design at four Michigan colleges including Michigan State University, while simultaneously migrating closer and closer to the Motor City. In 2004 he made its northern suburbs his permanent home, and in 2019 he earned an associate degree in photographic technology from Oakland Community College.

He calls the city of New Orleans his second home and credits his late wife, Carolin Venegas Jones, whom he married in 2015, for inspiring his ventures into publishing and photography. He serves on the City of Berkley, Michigan’s Historical Committee and is the author of "Corrado Parducci: A Field Guide to Detroit’s Architectural Sculptor", "Kahn’s Detroit: A Field Guide to Albert Kahn Designs of the Metro Area" and "Stained Glass New Orleans: A Field Guide". Mr. Carlson lectures regularly on the architectural history of Detroit and the state of Michigan for a variety of public libraries and historical societies.