A sojourn in paradise : Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans /
Smith, Howard Philips.
A sojourn in paradise : Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans / Howard Philips Smith ; foreword by Emily Oppenheimer. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2020. - xii, 323 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jack Robinson made his name as a much-sought-after fashion and celebrity photographer during the 1960s and early 1970s, and his work is well documented in hundreds of pages of Vogue, the New York Times, and Life, among other publications. However, his personal life remains virtually unknown. In this study of Robinson and his photography, Howard Philips Smith takes an in-depth look at Robinson's early life in New Orleans, where he discovered his passion for painting, photography, and the Dixie Bohemian life of the French Quarter. Features more than 100 photographs taken by the artist, accompanied by detailed commentary about Robinson's life in New Orleans and excerpts from interviews with the people who knew him then. Robinson's photographs of New Orleans reveal the genesis of two unique, fascinating facets of the city's history and culture: the creation of the first gay Carnival krewes that would make their own unique contribution to the rich cultural history of the city, and the formation of the Orleans Gallery, one of the earliest centers of the contemporary art movement blossoming in 1950s America. This detailed study of his early life and photography illustrates the contributions of a gifted gay artist whose quiet spirit and constant interior struggle found refuge in New Orleans, the city where he was able to find himself, for a time, free from society's grip and open to exploring life on his own terms--Adapted from publisher information.
9781496827524 149682752X
2019957528
Robinson, Jack, 1928-1997.
Robinson, Jack, 1928-1997 --Homes and haunts--Louisiana--New Orleans.
Photographers--United States--Biography.
Fashion photography--United States--20th century.
Glass painters--United States--20th century.
Gay men--United States--Biography.
New Orleans (La.)--Social conditions--20th century--Pictorial works.
TR140.R58 / S65 2020
770.92
A sojourn in paradise : Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans / Howard Philips Smith ; foreword by Emily Oppenheimer. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2020. - xii, 323 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jack Robinson made his name as a much-sought-after fashion and celebrity photographer during the 1960s and early 1970s, and his work is well documented in hundreds of pages of Vogue, the New York Times, and Life, among other publications. However, his personal life remains virtually unknown. In this study of Robinson and his photography, Howard Philips Smith takes an in-depth look at Robinson's early life in New Orleans, where he discovered his passion for painting, photography, and the Dixie Bohemian life of the French Quarter. Features more than 100 photographs taken by the artist, accompanied by detailed commentary about Robinson's life in New Orleans and excerpts from interviews with the people who knew him then. Robinson's photographs of New Orleans reveal the genesis of two unique, fascinating facets of the city's history and culture: the creation of the first gay Carnival krewes that would make their own unique contribution to the rich cultural history of the city, and the formation of the Orleans Gallery, one of the earliest centers of the contemporary art movement blossoming in 1950s America. This detailed study of his early life and photography illustrates the contributions of a gifted gay artist whose quiet spirit and constant interior struggle found refuge in New Orleans, the city where he was able to find himself, for a time, free from society's grip and open to exploring life on his own terms--Adapted from publisher information.
9781496827524 149682752X
2019957528
Robinson, Jack, 1928-1997.
Robinson, Jack, 1928-1997 --Homes and haunts--Louisiana--New Orleans.
Photographers--United States--Biography.
Fashion photography--United States--20th century.
Glass painters--United States--20th century.
Gay men--United States--Biography.
New Orleans (La.)--Social conditions--20th century--Pictorial works.
TR140.R58 / S65 2020
770.92