8 x 10 Black and White Print of --- LSU Early 1930's by Fonville Winans

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Description: Beautiful 8 x 10 RC (Resin-coated) Silver Gelatin Photograph Reproduction From The Estate of Legendary Photographer Fonville Winans of Louisiana. We Are the Only Party That is Authorized to Reproduce Fonville's works The Photograph is Embossed In The Lower Right Hand Corner With The Distinctive "Fonville" Signature Made From The Embosser From The Estate. This Is NOT A Vintage Print But It IS A Beautiful Recent Reproduction of This Wonderful Photograph Printed By Hand On An Enlarger By David Zietz, Who Trained With Fonville. It Is Made from a 4 x 5 Duplicate Negative From The Original 4 x 5 Negative From The Estate. ----LSU Early 1930's----- Established in 1860, LSU moved from the old pentagon Barracks in 1926 to its present campus. The campus was dedicated on April 30, 1926. When Huey P. Long was elected Governor in 1928, he launched a major building program that continued through the 1930's. This Aerial was taken sometime in the 1930"s -----Theodore Fonville 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’ 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. -----Size Information---- This Photo is Actually an 8 x 10 Photo in an 11 x 14 Museum Grade Mat So The Actual Size of the Entire Photo and Mat is 11 x 14 ----Mat Information----- This Photo is in an All Rag Museum Grade Mat Which will Preserve your photo for years to come.

Status: Sold	Reference#: F_40_
Condition: Excellent	Year: 1930
Height: 8 in. (20.32 cm)
Width: 10 in. (25.40 cm)

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