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1860 New Orleans, Louisiana - 1898 New Orleans. Known for: River landscape and marine painting.
A New Orleans Italian painter especially noted for steamboat scenes on the Mississippi River, August Noriega was active in the late 19th century when railroads were replacing the "floating palaces"... Read full biography
A New Orleans Italian painter especially noted for steamboat scenes on the Mississippi River, August Noriega was active in the late 19th century when railroads were replacing the "floating palaces" as primary passenger and freight transportation. He also painted portraits, did commercial art,... Read full biography
A New Orleans Italian painter especially noted for steamboat scenes on the Mississippi River, August Noriega was active in the late 19th century when railroads were replacing the "floating palaces" as primary passenger and freight transportation. He also painted portraits, did commercial art, sculpture and often worked with crayon. Between 1880 and 1881, he was a student of Gibraltar-born Andres Molinary (1847-1915), who was a teacher and painter in New Orleans from 1872 until his death.... Read full biography
A New Orleans Italian painter especially noted for steamboat scenes on the Mississippi River, August Noriega was active in the late 19th century when railroads were replacing the "floating palaces" as primary passenger and freight transportation. He also painted portraits, did commercial art, sculpture and often worked with crayon. Between 1880 and 1881, he was a student of Gibraltar-born Andres Molinary (1847-1915), who was a teacher and painter in New Orleans from 1872 until his death. Norieri established his studio in 1884. Although he exhibited at the National Academy of Design and regularly with the Artists' Association of New Orleans, he had little attention paid to his talents during his lifetime. He lived only 38 years, dying in... Read full biography
A New Orleans Italian painter especially noted for steamboat scenes on the Mississippi River, August Noriega was active in the late 19th century when railroads were replacing the "floating palaces" as primary passenger and freight transportation. He also painted portraits, did commercial art, sculpture and often worked with crayon. Between 1880 and 1881, he was a student of Gibraltar-born Andres Molinary (1847-1915), who was a teacher and painter in New Orleans from 1872 until his death. Norieri established his studio in 1884. Although he exhibited at the National Academy of Design and regularly with the Artists' Association of New Orleans, he had little attention paid to his talents during his lifetime. He lived only 38 years, dying in 1898. Sources include:. John Mahe and Rosanne McCaffrey, Encyclopae... Read full biography
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A New Orleans Italian painter especially noted for steamboat scenes on the Mississippi River, August Noriega was active in the late 19th century when railroads were replacing the "floating palaces" as primary passenger and freight transportation. He also painted portraits, did commercial art, sculpture and often worked with crayon.
Between 1880 and 1881, he was a student of Gibraltar-born Andres Molinary (1847-1915), who was a teacher and painter in New Orleans from 1872 until his death. Norieri established his studio in 1884.
Although he exhibited at the National Academy of Design and regularly with the Artists' Association of New Orleans, he had little attention paid to his talents during h...But wait, there's more...
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