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1909 Cains, Mississippi - 1988. Known for: Paintings of historic New Orleans buildings, trompe l'oeil still life, botanics, portraits.
Alvyk Boyd Cruise was a multitalented artist and historian in New Orleans during the mid-twentieth century, By Lissa Capo, Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection. Alvyk Boyd Cruise combined... Read full biography
Alvyk Boyd Cruise was a multitalented artist and historian in New Orleans during the mid-twentieth century, By Lissa Capo, Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection. Alvyk Boyd Cruise combined his artistic talents with a love of history to produce an endearing portfolio of paintings that... Read full biography
Alvyk Boyd Cruise was a multitalented artist and historian in New Orleans during the mid-twentieth century, By Lissa Capo, Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection. Alvyk Boyd Cruise combined his artistic talents with a love of history to produce an endearing portfolio of paintings that romanticized southern Louisiana’s built environment—particularly the French Quarter and plantations along River Road. The level of detail in the works of this artist and historian, from building signs and... Read full biography
Alvyk Boyd Cruise was a multitalented artist and historian in New Orleans during the mid-twentieth century, By Lissa Capo, Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection. Alvyk Boyd Cruise combined his artistic talents with a love of history to produce an endearing portfolio of paintings that romanticized southern Louisiana’s built environment—particularly the French Quarter and plantations along River Road. The level of detail in the works of this artist and historian, from building signs and period dress to architectural elements, faithfully reflect the reality of everyday life in Louisiana. Many of his works were commissioned by the Depression-era federal Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) project to document Louisiana’s... Read full biography
Alvyk Boyd Cruise was a multitalented artist and historian in New Orleans during the mid-twentieth century, By Lissa Capo, Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection. Alvyk Boyd Cruise combined his artistic talents with a love of history to produce an endearing portfolio of paintings that romanticized southern Louisiana’s built environment—particularly the French Quarter and plantations along River Road. The level of detail in the works of this artist and historian, from building signs and period dress to architectural elements, faithfully reflect the reality of everyday life in Louisiana. Many of his works were commissioned by the Depression-era federal Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) project to document Louisiana’s architectural heritage. Cruise was also the first director of The Historic New Orleans Collection, a renowned private archive of art and historic... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Arts and Crafts
- •Easel Painting
Art Style
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Trompe l'oeil
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Orleans Before 1940
Art School
- •New Orleans School of Arts and Crafts, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Cresson Traveling Scholarship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Architectural Training
- •Camouflage Artist
- •Watercolor Specialty
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts