Art Rocks!: Carolyn A. Bercier talks Conrad Albrizio
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art rocks Frescoes of Conrad Albrizio
Detail from Age of Colonization (1954) fresco, New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
On Art Rocks! Friday, January 17 at 8:30 pm and Saturday, January 18 at 5:30 pm (episode #712), we visit with former museum curator and professor Carolyn A. Bercier, author of The Frescoes of Conrad Albrizio: Public Murals in the Midcentury South. Although born in New York, Albrizio’s works loom large in his adopted home of Louisiana. Known for his ‘New Deal’ work during the Great Depression, we learn that most of the treasures he created are thanks to the many other commissions he received.
Hosted by James Fox-Smith of Country Roads Magazine, Art Rocks! is LPB’s weekly series that spotlights artists, performance, culture, literature, history, and the impact of art in our world. It features Louisiana stories, as well as segments from across the country. Current and past episodes are here: www.lpb.org/artrocks.
