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Now On View
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
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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.
Through October 12
Gentleman Callers
Paul Cadmus and George Dureau from the Collection of Kenneth Holditch
(organized by NOMA)
Through August 31, 2008
New Orleans:
A Sense of Place
(organized by The Historic New Orleans Collection)
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.
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)
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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