[ePub] Promising Practices in 21st Century Music Teacher Education by From Oxford University Press in Arts-Photography

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In the early twentieth century; the French Quarter had become home to a vibrant community of working artists attracted to the atmosphere; architecture; and colorful individuals who populated the scene (and who also became some of its first preservationists). Louisiana native Rolland Golden was one of these artists to live; work; and raise a family in this most storied corner of New Orleans. With 94 black-and-white and 54 color photographs and illustrations; his memoir of that life focuses on the period of 1955 to 1976. Golden; a painter; discusses the particular challenges of making a living from art; and his story becomes a family affair involving his daughters and his beloved wife; Stella.Goldenrsquo;s studio sat in a patio on Royal Street; around the corner from Preservation Hall where old-time musicians played Dixieland Jazz. Golden sketched and painted many of them in a visual style that encompassed realism and gradually developed into abstract realism. Golden recalls work that he did in historic preservation; sketching architecture for publications such as the Vieux Carre Courier; and he discusses his studies with renowned regionalist painter John McCrady. The artist frankly discusses his experiences with the display; representation; and sale of his work; presenting a little-explored and yet crucial part of a working artistrsquo;s life. The memoir concludes with Golden and his wife traveling to the premiere of his exhibition in Moscow; having been selected by a Russian envoy as the only American artist to have a one-man touring exhibition in the former Soviet Union. Among the nearly 150 black-and-white and color illustrations are never-before-seen photos and sketches by the artist.