Image Universe: Norah Lovell on the Battle of New Orleans, Part 3
"Image Universe" presents image essays inspired by our articles, reviews, and the work of local artists.
Norah Lovell, Last Act of Sharp Kinfe, 2015. Gouache on panel. Courtesy the artist and Callan Contemporary, New Orleans.
NORAH LOVell's study for Last Act of Sharp Knife, 2015. LOVELL BEGINS IN PHOTOSHOP CREATING SEMI-TRANSPARENT LAYERS OF MAPS, WALLPAPER, AND OTHER PATTERNS BEFORE COLLAGING PRINTED MATERIALS ON TOP.
ETHEL MAGAFAN, ANDREW JACKSON AT THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, 1943. MURAL AT THE RECORDER OF DEEDS BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, DC. PHOTO BY CAROL HIGHSMITH. COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION WASHINGTON, DC.
Lovell overlays an image of wallpaper and a photograph of a floating lady over A MAP SHOWING THE POSITIONS OF BOTH ARMIES ON JANUARY 8, 1815.
LOVELL PAIRS AN IMAGE FOUND THROUGH AN ONLINE SEARCH OF WHAT SHE DESCRIBES AS "WHITE LADIES" IN THE 1840S with an image of chinoiserie-style wallpaper in the upper lefthand corner.
CHARLES BENTLEY, FOX HUNTING: FULL CRY, 1828. HAND-COLORED AQUATINT. COURTESY FINEARTAMERICA.COM.
Francisco Scacki, A Correct VIew of the Battle Near the City of New Orleans, c. 1816. Engraving. COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION WASHINGTON, DC.
Stencil used to create ellipses in her final work.
Lovell found this image of happy cats through an online search.
