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An Auspicious 1920s Vieux Carré Demimonde, a review of Dixie Bohemia

"Reading Dixie Bohemia " copyright 2018 Kristin Fouquet Since early childhood, I’ve had an affinity for the 1920s. I loved traditional jazz, flapper fashion, bobbed hair, and the seemingly laissez-faire lifestyle. I read nonfiction of New York, Chicago, and Paris of the era. With the exception of Chapter 2 of the wonderful book, Madame Vieux Carré by Scott S. Ellis , I had not read much of this specific era in my native New Orleans. John Shelton Reed’s Dixie Bohemia provided that much-desired closer glimpse. The book is focused on a circle of creative characters: writers, painters, architects, actors, photographers, illustrators, tour guides, preservationists, mostly of the French Quarter, along with their hangers-on and poseurs. The majority of these “Famous Creoles” (an inside joke) were not native to New Orleans and some not even the South.  New Orleans is an obliging environment which has attracted her share of transplants wanting to reinvent themselves. A

LE SALON revamped

Le Salon postcard, "Solarized Self-Portrait" copyright 2018 Kristin Fouquet LE SALON

Artist Feature in Flash Frontier

"Fog in Jackson Square" copyright 2018 Kristin Fouquet New Zealand's Flash Frontier- An Adventure in Short Fiction  has just released its New Orleans themed issue. I'm honored to be the featured artist for the issue. They selected eight of my photographs accompanied by the background behind them and additional links to a video, a photo essay, and several articles about New Orleans. Many thanks to editor, Michelle Elvy!   Artist Feature: Kristin Fouque t