(Publisher’s Review): There is no doubt that New Orleans has more drinking establishments per capita than any other city in the united states. Lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photographs, this elegant pictorial history provides a glimpse into the architectural and cultural treasures still operating today. From urban legends to classic recipes, all is revealed in this collection of fascinating true stories.
From the Inside Flap:
“A collection of sumptuous, atmospheric images of the city’s most famous taverns, [Obituary
Obituary Cocktail
Cocktail] relates the history of the city itself through drink, an essential ingredient of New Orleans culture. . . .informative and lovely, Obituary Cocktail is a treat for those who appreciate the fine art of drinking a smart cocktail in distinguished surroundings. “
-Christina Masciere, New Orleans Magazine
“Kerri McCaffety possesses an extraordinary eye and sensibility for the character of place. Her photographic studies of the Napoleon house resonate with an intimacy, as if they were taken from inside the object looking out rather than outside looking in. She has mastery over not only the technique of the photographic art but its soul as well. “
-Michael Sartisky, President, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
“Her academic training in anthropology has lent to her lifetime training in the craft of photography, and to her natural and profound sense of beauty, a quick and true apprehension of the social, historical, and even mythological context of everything she sees.”
- Tom Piazza, author, Blues and Trouble
“McCaffety’s prints are startling, but for reasons having to do with dusky formal reductions we usually associate with the early photo-romantics Steichen, Genthe, or Imogen Cunningham. ... A stationary ballet of elegantly undulating luminosity.”
- D. Eric Bookhardt, Gambit
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Pelican Publishing (October 25, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1455615841