NOLA PILGRIMAGE 2015 / thanks / tommy, chris, mary lynn, francine, daniel, rebecca, russell, carey, phil

+RUINS TO FRESH GROWTH+

>(i was>surrounded by ruins<

>& was devoted to fresh life)<

+FUEL FOR MY LIFES WORK+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>marianne and i thank tommy, chris, mary lynn, francine (tulane)<

>daniel, rebecca (thnoc)<, russell, carey (books) and phil (music)<

+(GRATITUDE TO OUR KIND+

+NEW ORLEANS  >FRIENDS)+

>for a very radiant, rewarding pilgrimage to our poetic nola roots<

>(those who follow the blog will enjoy>angela gregory's history)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  

+IT WAS POIGNANT+

>for me to make a >presentation at tulane next to<

>the gallery where i >installed my mfa exhibition<

+(MY  >PRESENTATION IMAGES+

+AN OUTLINE OF SOME BLOGS)+

>46 (forty six) years ago / >prof stock and tommy<

+(MY FACEBOOK THIS AM+

+HAS>2 OF THESE BLOGS)+

>mcintosh collaborated to  >create video versions<

>which i shall give to thnoc and sdsu in the future<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  

 >to my >special old friend robin (lobdell-boudousquie)<
>beeman i send my >deep gratitude< for alerting me to<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / PRIORY de SION)+
>the ruins of her family plantation / remember bouillon<
>and bouiligny >(priory de sion)< link to boudousquie<
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>tulane professor francine stock< and i just<
>before my presentation / photo by tommy<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+PROF FRANCINE STOCK)+
>macintosh master video artist of jazz docs<
>who >generously filmed my presentation<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >to my >amazement<  an audience member spoke<
>to me prior to my presentation />mr clinton montz<
+(MR MONTZ >I HAD NOT SEEN+
+SINCE HE WAS A SMALL BOY)+
>who i hadn't seen in over 50 years / >his father &<
>mother were our  neighbors in the sansouci forest<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >tommy mcintosh greeted marianne and i at<
>the >louis armstrong new orleans airport @<
+(JOHN H. LAWRENCE WROTE AN+
+>EXELLENT DESTREHAN BOOK)+
>we paid our respects at destrehan plantation<
+(DELAUNAY DNA>LINKS TO+
+RADIANT FR. ART HISTORY)+
>w/ links to our gruy via de logny (delaunay)<
>& foucher w/ several other creole ancestors<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  

 >tommy, chris & zac mcintosh have a radiant<
>home situation on a >laplace louisiana bayou<
+(ALLIGATORS >FASCINATE+
+BUT DOGS DONT  quite SEE)+
>where there water dogs are fascinated by the<
>alligators (pretend they don't really see them)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >marianne, tommy and i >visited the cemetery<
>of the >"little red church" of st. charles parish<
+(ANTOINES WIDOW MARRIED+
+MR LA CROIX,  AFTER DEATH+
+OF OUR PIONEER ANCESTOR)+
>near the >first degruy plantation / after antoine<
>died his wife married plantation owner lacroix<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>st. joseph plantation<  >on the west bank near<
>geismer was the >birthplace of h.h. richardson<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ H. H. RICHARDSON)+
>who was an architectural design genios out of<
>boston in the 19th century / a wright influence<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>benjamin henry latrobe, the "father of american<

>architecture" designed this bank on royal street<

+(GOOGLE :>>>> EUGENE RAY /+

+BENJAMIN HENRY LATROBE)+

>in thé vieux carre / he was a friend of president<

>jefferson and of the degruy />a dome influence<

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 >mary lynn hyde<, tulane university alum board<
>was our >second host in new orleans & joined<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ PHIL de GRUY, GUITAR)+
>marianne and i for dinner at the columns hotel<
>to hear the transcendental music of phil degruy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >a very >profound meeting< for me was at the<
>historic new orleans collection's >"william's<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ THNOC RESEARCH)+
>research center", where >daniel hammer the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ ST. CHARLES PARISH)+
>deputy director< & rebecca noack both great<
>scholars gave me excellent st chas parish data<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it is in the >sacred precinct of "arcadia book<
>shop" where my friend >russell desmond has<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / RUSSELL DESMOND)+
>a profound role as  >french speaking-reading<
>historical scholar / >provides me many books<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>a profound insight of tonight's blog< is to<
>share w/ you the >talents of my de bresse<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>ANGELA GREGORY)+
>dna ancestor, angela (bresse) gregory who<
>was the creater of this >de bienville group<
+(NOLA'S PRIME LANDMARK)+
>(bienville was the first louisiana governor)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>an interesting synchronicity< is that another<
>book dealer friend and >scholar in the nola<
+(CAREY BECKHAM  >SCHOLAR+
+ANCIENT RELIGIOUS HISTORY)+
>vieux carre is also from baton rouge / carey<
>becham & i were in our highschool art club<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+FASCINATING  >INSIGHTS<+
+LATROBE DESIGNED >OUR+
>(great influence on jefferson
>google : e. ray / dome mill)
+NATIONAL CAPITOL DOME+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>benjamin henry latrobe was a dome scholar<
>and saw the >dome in paris le halle market<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ LAMELLA DESIGN)+
>seen by >jefferson and de gruy, which they<
>both >based their dome lamella designs on<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+ANGELA GREGORY+
+10/18/1903 - 2/13/1990+
>was america's greater female sculptor in her<
>day / studied in >paris w/ antoine bourdelle<
+(GOOGLE : ANGELA GREGORY+
+FOR >DETAILED "WIKI"- BIO)+
>synchronistically i met her in 1952 & in 53 i<
>designed 2 chapels for state hospitals / >just<
+(SELINA >BRESSE GREGORY+
+WAS A TULANE   ART PROF+
+ANGELA'S MOTHER /   >HER+
+SISTER MY G GRAND MTHR)+
>outside the la. capitol building where i worked<
>were several of her >vital louisiana sculptures<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RICHARD MORRELL STAIGG+
>(mother's father's father<
>/ newport rhode island)<
+WAS HER>CONTEMPORARY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu