FRENCH JUNGLE MAGIC / dreux, murat & hector hyppolite

+PRINCE MURAT HOUSE+

>known as "magnolia mound" in baton rouge<

>but i believe serious research on the life of<

+PRINCE ACHILLE MURAT+

>shall reveal his life involved with alchemy<

>back to his youthful roots in france / italy<

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+ARMOND DUPLANTIER+

>his friend & landlord at magnolia mound<

>had been the aid-de-camp to lafayette &<

+(LAFAYETTE ACQUIRED A+

+FOUCHER (GRUY) HOUSE)+

>figures in degruy history in new orleans<

>(duplantier was agent for the purchase)<

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+FRENCH JUNGLE MAGIC+

>tonight's blog is devoted to organic essence<

>found in early french louisiana when our<

+(NOLA 1739 ESSENCE+

+/ ORGANIC & RABID)+

>de gruy pioneer military officer arrived<

>at new orleans in march of 1739<

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+PRINCE MURAT WAS MARRIED+

+into GEO WASHINGTONS FMLY+

>(thomas jefferson was link to<

>degruy dome family history<

>gift of nola property & the<

>1800 baton rouge fireball)<

+VITAL LINK TO LAFAYETTE+

+AND TO FRENCH ALCHEMY+

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>harnett cane wrote a chapter in "plantation parade"<
>about the "prince murat house"/ underneath it all<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+deGRUY INDIAN MOUND)+
>my conclusion : murat was a serious alchemist<
>(he, thomas jefferson & william dunbar also)<
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 >small new orleans garden district cottege<
>was radiant at night w/ the aroma of the<
+NIGHT BLOOMING CERUS<
+/ (TROPIQUE-MAGIQUE)+
>google: nilly gills fabulous photos on<
>her Facebook page for the radiance)<
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>french king louis xv constructed the chouachas<
>concession at english bend below new orleans<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY />>+
+CHOUACHAS CONCESSION)+
>in 1735 four years before the degruy arrival<
>(saucier,(surveyer) & gruy also given land)<
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>for five years i researched degruy history and<

>discovered that de dreux marquis de breeze<

+(PIONEER SETTLER ON+

+/ BAYOU SAINT JEAN)+

>nola pioneer actually cleared the vieux carre<

>land as the first blocks were laid out /1723<

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>this plantation, according to my research, is where<
>the degruy family moved after the pioneer father<
+(de GRUY PLANTATION+
+ST. CHAS PARISH LA.)+
>was killed in the illinois country and they came<
>back to nola. (j.b. then to indian mound house)<
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 >it is fascinating to comprehend this was the early<
>plan by the french for the nola vieux carre with<
+(EARLY NOLA VIEUX CARRE+
+PLAN w/ ORGANIC VIRTUE)+
>the cathedral & cabildo located on the right<
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>the southern jungle mise-en-scene was thick w/<
>deciduous forests along small rivers like this<
+(JUNGLE NIGHT SOUNDS+
+/ NEVER FORGOTTEN)+
>bogue falaya near our glazed studio home<
>(google : eugene ray / sansouci forest)<
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 >it was in that sansouci forest jungle studio house<
>that emerged the three vieux carre projects of<
+(FRENCH JUNGLE MAGIC+
+LED to NOLA / LAJOLLA)+
>color-light-energy radiance built 1965-1969<
>(this became my biotronic california vision)<
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 >in the silver ship studio in lajolla the jungle<
>magic fueled the vision for mail art and<
+(ART EMERGES+
+from PASSION)+
>our friends everywhere received packets<
>(metaphysical art expresses the essence)<
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>our good friend judge henley hunter of oakland<

>plantation will know the process whereby art<

+(JUNGLE ALCHEMY+

+/ IGNITES VISION)+

>emerges from the plantation jungle alchemy<

>(google : eugene ray / clementine hunter)<

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 >the richest reflection of this alchemy is haiti<
>where many artists have metamorphosed a<
+(WIFREDO LAM+
+"THE CHAIR")+
>vital jungle environment into a rich vision<
>(google : eugene ray / tropique magique)<
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 >the plantations of haiti have provided a<
>fertile environment for french african<
+(JOHN DUNKLEY>>>>>/ +
+BANANA PLANTATION)+
>artists to develop a vital art vision<
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 >veterans of reading these blogs will know the<
>genius of hector hyppolite as my favorite in<
+(HECTOR HYPPOLITE+
+/ "GREAT MASTER")+
>the french african world of haitian artistry<
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+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ HECTOR HYPPOLITE+
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>you will find the greatest haitian artist in<
>his white suit painting in his fiber hut<
+(RESILIENT STRUCTURE+
+/ DISASTER PROOF HUT)+
>metaphysical insights of great value<
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+the "GREAT MASTER"+
+W/ HIS "THIRD EYE"+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu