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2008

Through September 21
The Baroque World of Fernando Botero
(organized by Art Services International) (EWF Galleries)










Through September 21
A Tribute to Cole Pratt:
His Gallery's First Fifteen Years, 1993-2008


Cole Pratt (right) and Roy Malone at the 2007 Odyssey Ball

Robert Coleman "Cole" Pratt, Jr. (1955-2008), a loyal friend and longtime supporter of the New Orleans Museum of Art, passed away unexpectedly on April 19. A native of Mississippi, Cole was well known for the Magazine Street gallery he opened in Uptown New Orleans fifteen years ago. Cole's manner and professionalism endeared him to his many clients, artists and friends. He was a true servant of the arts with a business sense as sharp as his wit. As the charming face of the gallery, Cole did more than sell fine art; he imparted constant encouragement and guidance to his artists and shared with his clients his many secrets to fine art collecting. His comfortable and honest attitude fostered an open dialogue about art, whether his audience was a beginning collector or a world-renowned patron of the arts.

In 1994 Cole brought in Erika Olinger to serve as his gallery director; the two immediately became fast friends as well as successful business partners. The Cole Pratt Gallery began featuring the works of many artists with ties to New Orleans and the South. While continuing their original focus of representing Southern artists, Cole and Erika continued to branch out to nationally and even internationally known painters, sculptors and photographers, establishing the gallery's place in the contemporary art realm.

Perhaps one of the most successful aspects of the gallery is that it represents a vast and varied selection of styles, mediums and subjects. From classic plein air landscapes done by Phil Sandusky to abstract illusionism by Richard Johnson, Cole Pratt Gallery caters to diverse tastes. Moreover, Cole and Erika have been known to challenge their clients to try unexpected pieces and to step out of their own bounds. As a result their clients continue to discover an unanticipated passion for new kinds of art.

Cole clearly wished the gallery to continue after his death and made suitable arrangements for Erika to carry on the gallery's legacy. The business will continue as Cole Pratt Gallery, and its 2008 exhibition schedule continues uninterrupted. Its mission, the representation of outstanding Southern artists, remains in place.

The New Orleans Museum of Art will present a memorial exhibition of artists Cole Pratt fostered. Entitled A Tribute to Cole Pratt: His Gallery's First Fifteen Years, 1993-2008, the show will feature works by the gallery's artists, past and present. The twenty-nine artists are Leslie Addison, Wayne Amedee, Randy Aspordites, Lea Barton, James Beaman, Robert Berguson, Barbara Brainard, Andrew Bucci, Marie Bukowski, Denyce Celentano, Aaron Collier, Christine Cozic, Judy Cooper, Susan Downing-White, Carolyn Evans, Miriam Hirsch, Richard Johnson, Robert Lansden, Gary Martin, Dale Newkirk, Katie Rafferty, Sylvaine Sancton, Phil Sandusky, Karen Stastny, Paul Tarver, Glennray Tutor, Hasmig Vartanian, Evert Witte, and Carlos Zervigon. A number of these artists are represented in NOMA's permanent collection, and these works are included in the exhibition, while the remaining works have been lent by the artists and several private collectors.


Cadmus Through October 12
Gentleman Callers
Paul Cadmus and George Dureau from the Collection of Kenneth Holditch
(organized by NOMA)




Rodrigue Through August 31, 2008
New Orleans:
A Sense of Place
(organized by The Historic New Orleans Collection)








Faberge

Master Works of Fabergé from Southern Collections

Art lovers rejoice! The Fabergé Gallery at the New Orleans Museum of Art is re-opened. The new exhibition, made possible by a group of Southern collectors, is larger and contains a broader range of Fabergé objects than the Museum has ever exhibited before.

There are a total of 82 objects on exhibition, not including 44 miniature Easter Eggs by Fabergé which are displayed on three separate objects: 13 on a miniature golden tree, 19 on a 17th century gold Russian necklace and 12 on a bracelet.

Those that were charmed by the Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection of Fabergé, now at its new home at the Cheekwood Museum in Nashville, should also be delighted with the new collection, some of which has never been displayed publicly. Faberge

The new installation includes, but is not limited to, Fabergé Easter Eggs, a box in the form of an Easter egg, a pink clock set with peals that was owned by the last Tsarina of Russia, a Bismark Box laden with 90 carats of diamonds, an Imperial Horse Guard helmet, cigarette and card cases, clocks, inkwells, letter knives, glue pots, photograph frames and stamp viewers.

But the collection is not all glitter and gold. Fans of history will be fascinated by an enamel and palisander wood frame that contains a period photograph of the Grand Duchess Anastasia in court dress. Anastasia, of course, was one of the many victims of the Russian revolution.



Coming Soon


2008


November 8 - January 18, 2009
OBJECTS OF DESIRE
Fabergé from the Hodges Family Collection
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)



2009


February 7 - April 26
The Art of Caring
A Look at Life through Photographs
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)

Organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art, this traveling exhibition of 175 photographs explores how key life events are celebrated and honored, and how pivotal life decisions are made by different world cultures. The exhibition will be comprised of seven themes: Love, Children and Family, Wellness, Disaster, Healing, Aging, and Remembering. The works will be amassed from a number of institutions, private collections, and the Time/LIFE Picture Collection.

Contemporary artists represented include Tina Barney, Nan Goldin, Sally Mann, Larry Sultan, Tatsumi Orimoto, and Nicholas Nixon, while selections from the Time/LIFE collection include the work of legends such as Alfred Eisenstadt, Gordon Parks and W. Eugene Smith. Famed photographer Annie Leibowitz will lend a number of her iconic works, which will form a preface to the exhibition, and several relevant HBO Films will accompany each section.


May 16 - August 2
A Collector's Gift
A Century of Glass from Jack M. Sawyer
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)


August 22 - October 25
Arts of the Harlem Renaissance and the African Diaspora
(organized by NOMA and the Amistad Research Center) (EWF Galleries)


November 15, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Dreams Come True
The Art of Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)

Frog

Dreams Come True showcases original artwork from legendary Disney films, including Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, and will feature a children's section celebrating Disney's connections with jazz music and the Crescent City. The artworks, on loan from the Walt Disney archives, will be accompanied by film clips to demonstrate how individual sketches and paintings lead to a finished celluloid masterpiece. Organized by Disney and the New Orleans Museum of Art, this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, which cannot be seen anywhere else, is set to coincide with the premier of Disney's upcoming animated feature, The Princess and the Frog, set in New Orleans during the 1920s Jazz Age.



2010 - NOMA's Centennial


March 20 - July 11
Origins of Chinese Civilization
Treasures from Henan
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)


July 31 - October 24
Andy to Jim
American Master Prints 1960-1980
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)


November 1, 2010 - January 23, 2011
New Media Art from Latin America
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)


November 14, 2010 - January 23, 2011
Jacob Petit
Porcelain Masterworks from the Lupin and other Collections
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)



2011 - NOMA's Centennial


February 12 - April 17
The Sound of One Hand
Paintings and Calligraphy by the Zen Monk Hakuin
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)


February 12 - April 17
100 Masterworks for 100 Years - NOMA's Centennial Celebration
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)


August 6 - October 16
Humans, Animals and the Spirit World
Art from Village and Tribal India from the Bhansali Collection
(organized by NOMA) (EWF Galleries)


November 12, 2011 - February 19, 2012
Monet to Gauguin
The Traveling Artist in the Age of Impressionism
(organized by NOMA)(EWF Galleries)

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