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LEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLE

Description: LEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR TRADITIONAL NEW ORLEANS JAZZ TRIO 1970 Beautiful colors depicting a Traditional New Orleans Jazz Trio that you would see and hear at a Jazz Brunch in the Big Easy! Art measures 27.5” wide x 21” high Simplistic and stylized by a magnificent artist signed and dated with New Orleans in the signature. If you read below, Leo came to New Orleans the time that Jazz Fest started to be the Festival Art Director. Providing the whimsical style. A little history on Leo Meiersdorff and his New Orleans Jazz Fest connections: A producer for the first New Orleans Jazz Festival spotted one of his paintings in a gallery on Lexington Avenue in 1969, contacted him, and hired Meiersdorff to be the festival’s art director. Loving the atmosphere of New Orleans, Meiersdorff lived and worked in New Orleans during 1969-79 including occasionally playing music (on piano and trombone) and having his own short-lived label which resulted in an album by trumpeter George Finola. It was an extremely busy decade for the artist. He also created a work that was commissioned by Duke Ellington (around 1969). Jennifer Meiersdorff summarizes this period: “It has been noted when Leo arrived to New Orleans, color arrived. It was a profound turning point for the New Orleans art scene.” She went on to note “Leo’s art appeared in numerous one-man and group shows. He painted in a variety of media, most notably in watercolor and ink, on both coasts as well as New Orleans, where Leo made his home for ten years before returning to the West Coast. He continued to fill the demand for his work to galleries up and down the West Coast and internationally, while still retaining his New Orleans connections. Leo was a very funny and highly intelligent man. He always had lots of stories and made friends everywhere he went. The most important thing that he taught me was to get to know people from all walks of life and not to be afraid to do so as everyone has something to offer. Leo had many friends—mostly musicians, but following his way of life—he befriended everyone.” Meiersdorff remained quite busy during the 1980s including fulfilling a commission from Herb Alpert to create six large paintings for the entry way of A&M Records, and working on many projects for vineyards, restaurants and jazz clubs. Woody Herman had a short-lived club in New Orleans at the Grand Hyatt Regency Plaza and Meiersdorff travelled back to New Orleans to paint a huge 165 -foot mural for the bandleader. Leo Meiersdorff passed away on June 26, 1994 at the age of 59 from the effects of diabetes. Approximately 30 years have passed but his fame as a jazz artist has only grown.

Price: 995 USD

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

End Time: 2025-01-26T23:03:46.000Z

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LEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLELEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLELEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLELEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLELEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLELEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLELEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLELEO MEIERSDORFF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND 1970 JAZZ FEST STYLE

Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Artist: Leo Meiersdorff

Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work

Signed By: Leo Meiersdorff

Size: Large

Date of Creation: 1970

Item Length: 32 in

Framing: Matted & Framed

Region of Origin: US

Listed By: Dealer or Reseller

Year of Production: 1970

Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original

Item Height: 25 in

Style: Expressionism

Painting Surface: Paper

Features: Framed, Matted, Signed

Item Width: 2 In

Culture: N/A

Time Period Produced: 1970-1979

Signed: Yes

Color: Multi-Color

Period: Contemoporary (1970 - 2020)

Material: Watercolor

Subject: New Orleans Jazz

Type: Painting

Theme: New Orleans Jazz Second Line

Production Technique: Watercolor Painting

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