Book Signing + Panel Discussion
GEORGE VALENTINE DUREAU: LIFE AND ART IN NEW ORLEANS
Saturday, May 31 | 2:30–5:00 PM
Arthur Roger Gallery | 432 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA
Panel Conversation: 3:00–4:00 PM

Join us for a special book signing and panel event celebrating George Valentine Dureau: Life and Art in New Orleans by Howard Philips Smith, with a foreword by Daniel Hammer. This definitive new monograph reassembles the pieces of Dureau’s life and career through 100 large-format plates (many previously unpublished), over 200 illustrations, essays, and a special section on 1980s New Orleans.

3:00 PM Panel: “A Conversation about George Dureau and Art in the 1980s”
Moderated by Howard Philips Smith, with

• Arthur Roger, gallerist
• Jaqueline Bishop, artist
• Douglas Bourgeois, artis

They’ll explore Dureau as a guiding force, the rise of Julia Street, and the impact of the 1984 World’s Fair on the local scene.

Books available for purchase and signing throughout
Hardcover | ISBN: 9781496853837