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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Books & Publications (5)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Downriver Currents of Style in Louisiana Painting 1800-1950
1991
Pennington, Estill Curtis
208 pages (color)
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)