+ESTELLE VERLOIN de GRUY+
>the beautiful sister of our great great grandfather<
+FRANCOIS VERLOIN deGRUY+
>lit the candles in her boudoir as the violent forces<
>of the tropical cyclone born off africa<
+RAGED OUTSIDE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the drums and chants of the voudous<
>finally saved the plantation from<
+TOTAL DESTRUCTION+
>(please read my final drumming note)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>SADLY, ESTELLE'S PORTRAIT+
(>synchronistically<)
+WAS DESTROYED BY THE+
+HURRICANE KATRINA+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ESTELLE VERLOIN de GRUY+
>was the classic example of creole radiant<
>beauty on the old sugar plantations<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE TEMPLAR DOME+
>sugar mill was built on her family<
>plantation by her grandfathers<
+JEAN BAPTISTE+
>architect brother & friend of the<
>infamous but extremely popular<
+JEAN LAFITTE+
>(privateer)<
>supplying him w/ wooden ox carts<
>and access to new orleans trade<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE VIEUX CARRE+
>new orleans milieu of my creole ancestors<
>where i constructed 3 radiant projects<
+1966-1969+
>locus of the lafitte blacksmith shop<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+NEW ORLEANS JAZZ+
>became our photo study as i designed<
>the jazz workshop in the sixties<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FRENCH MARKET+
>structure being torn down in baton rouge<
>was the focus of my early camera<
+1948+
(>i was sixteen years old but was<
>devoted to french architecture<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TYPICAL PHOTO+
>of louisiana folk lore with an<
>early 35mm leica camera<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TYPICAL COLLAGE+
>based on early sugar plantation photos
>made on weekend river road trips<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TULANE UNIVERSITY+
>became the setting of my experiments<
>w/ color, light, energy producing<
+RADIANT CONCEPTS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN+
>the great new orleans photographer in his<
+VIEUX CARRE+
>Pontalba Apartments attic quarters<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(>sorry that i shook the camera
>for this particular print<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+DRUMMING NOTE+
>yesterday marianne and i attended<
>our favorite church where music<
+UNIV. VENUE+
>with tall wooden drums makes<
+RADIANT SOUND+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>one must reflect on the<
>powerful effect of<
^^^^^^^^^^^
+GENETIC MEMORY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
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