New Orleans, elegance and decadence
By: the photographs of Richard Sexton ; narrative by Randolph Delehanty.
Contributors: Delehanty, Randolph.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 1993
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Architecture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Pictorial works; New Orleans (La.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works; New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works
Description: This is a beautiful introduction to the multicultural art and architecture of the "Crescent City," the cognomen given to the city nestled along a tight bend of the Mississippi River. In this introductory history, the reader is familiarized with many new terms reflecting the multiethnic complexity of the local population. The combination of African, French, and Anglo-American immigrants formed a unique Creole culture that has produced its own music, cuisine, art, and architecture, displayed superbly in a vast variety of photographs.
Notes: Includes index.