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Beautiful 16x20 rc (resin-coated) siver gelatin photograph reproduction from the estate of the legendary photograher fonville winans of louisiana. We are the only party that is authorized to reproduce Fonvilles works. The photograph is embossed in the lower right hand corner with the distintive "Fonville " signature made from the embosser from the estate.This is NOT a vintage print but a recent reproduction printed by hand on an enlarger by David Zietz, who trained with Fonville. It is made from a 4x5 duplicate negative from the original 4x5 negative from the estate.----Pirates Alley
Between Chartes and Royal. Legend has it that pirates were brought from the ships on the river to the jail through this alley. The building to the right is St. Louis Cathederal, to the left is the Cabildo. At 624 Pirates Alley, William Faulkner wrote his first novel in 1925. The Alley dates back to 1831 and it’s official name was Ruelle d’ Orleans, Sud–Orleans Walkway South. Fonville took this photograph in the early 1930sFonville Winans
Born in Mexico Missouri on August 22 1911, he bought his first camera, a Kodak 3A, on impulse and soon after won a local photo contest. He first arrived in Louisiana as a young construction worker and was captivated by the exotic feel of the state.”It was like being in the darkest Africa....alligators, palmettos and spanish moss. I tell you, it really grabbed a hold of me. To me it was pure adventure, I loved it.”In the late 1930's Fonville settled in Baton Rouge and began his career as a professional photographer. A favorite destination, on his many excursions, was the small fishing village of Grand Isle, Louisiana, located south of New Orleans on the Gulf of Mexico. It was here that he was to capture some of his most enduring and acclaimed images. Over the next 50 years, from his studio at 667 Laurel Street, he was to photograph nearly every governor, as well as many of Louisiana’s most prominent citizens. He was also traveling the highways and byways of Louisiana photographing the people and places that define this unique and diverse culture. His many celebrated images have appeared in numerous publications including a book on his work entitled Fonville Winans’s Politics, People and Places by Cyril Vetter. In 1990 the Foundation for Historical Louisiana presented Fonville with it’s prestigious preservation award for his enduring visual record of Louisiana’s culture.Since his death in 1992, collectors have paid thousands for his vintage prints. His entire collection is now archived in Louisiana State University Libraries Special Collections Department. Regarded by many as the “Ansel Adams of the south,” Fonville’s photographs have a sense of purity, not contrived or deliberate, but taken as simple record and a testament to a time and a place that he loved.
| Status: Sold |
Reference#: f11 |
| Condition:
excellent |
Year:
2006
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| Height:
16 in. (40.64 cm) |
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Width: 20 in. (50.80 cm)
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