A Life of Beauty in Motion - Historic New Orleans Collection
A Life of Beauty in Motion - Historic New Orleans Collection
A Life of Beauty in Motion - Historic New Orleans Collection
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Kemper and Leila Williams Foundation<br />
The hISTORIC NeW ORLeANS COLLeCTION<br />
Museum • Research Center • Publisher<br />
533 Royal Street • <strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong>, Louisiana 70130<br />
(504) 523-4662 • Visit The <strong>Collection</strong> at www.hnoc.org<br />
ADDReSS SeRVICe ReQUeSTeD<br />
the ShoP at the coLLection<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> House Sculptures<br />
The Shop is pleased to be <strong>of</strong>fer<strong>in</strong>g a new<br />
l<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> residential sculptures by local artist<br />
Michael Clement. his well-known cemetery<br />
tombs based on <strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> funerary<br />
architecture have been a popular item <strong>in</strong><br />
The Shop <strong>in</strong> recent years. In this new series,<br />
Clement captures the unique architectural<br />
character <strong>of</strong> the city with depictions <strong>of</strong><br />
various styles <strong>of</strong> houses, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the Creole<br />
cottage, shotgun, American townhouse,<br />
Creole townhouse, and center-hall cottage.<br />
The artist builds each piece by hand <strong>in</strong> his<br />
Uptown studio. After a fir<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the kiln, the<br />
pieces are gilded <strong>in</strong> gold, silver, or copper<br />
and then aged to give each a historic look.<br />
The houses start at $98 and are available<br />
onl<strong>in</strong>e (www.hnoc.org) and <strong>in</strong> The Shop<br />
(533 Royal Street).<br />
Nonpr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
Organization