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sojourn as tutor to a young girl
at Oakley Plantation in West
Feliciana Parish (see p153). Here,
in this rich ornithological
environment, he began many of
his bird portraits, but he stayed
only a short time because of a
dispute with his employer. He
returned to New Orleans and
took up residence at a studio
at 505 Dauphine Street.

p Audubon Zoo
See pp114–15.
The interior of the Newcomb Art Gallery
of her daughter Harriot Sophie first streetcar was introduced at a Riverbend
Newcomb, who died at the age the Expo, and it so entranced Riverfront of St. Charles Ave.
of 15 in 1870. When Josephine Thomas Lipton of tea company Map 6 A1. v St. Charles. @ 34.
herself died, she left an fame that he became a
additional estate of more than motorman. The Mardi Gras With more than 300 billion
$2.5 million to the college. Krewe of Rex (see pp30–31) gallons of water flowing
The Woldenberg Art arrived at the Expo aboard by the city each day, New
Center houses the a yacht, establishing a Orleans lives under the
Newcomb Art Gallery tradition that survives to this constant threat of flood. A
and a smaller space day. Inside the park, there is system of spillways, pumps,
to display student a fine executive golf course, and levees, like this one
and faculty works. The several ponds, recreation along the St. Charles Avenue
Newcomb Gallery areas, sport facilities, and Riverfront, forms a line of
focuses on presenting the Audubon Zoo, defense against the Mississippi.
traveling shows and which occupies Still, certain sections of the
also curates its 58 acres of the city are prone to flooding,
own exhibitions. grounds. The park particularly after heavy rains.
The name of Bronze statue in was named for The pumping system was
Newcomb is more Audubon Park naturalist John James installed soon after 1927 when
familiarly associated Audubon, whose the city was so threatened that
with the arts-and-crafts style of statue stands in its grounds. the authorities cut the levee
pottery that was made at the Audubon, the artist of Birds of below the city in St. Bernard
Newcomb College of Art from America, was born in the West Parish to forestall urban
1895 to 1940. The gallery has Indies. He came to New Orleans flooding. This part of the
some typical pieces on display. and rented his first studio in levee has been adapted as
1821 at 706 Barracks Street. He a recreation area, where
stayed only four months before visitors can enjoy a beautiful
o Audubon Park taking off for another brief view of the river.
6500 Magazine St. Map 6 B3.
v St. Charles. @ 11, 22. 7
∑ auduboninstitute.org
This park was carved out of
the plantations owned by
the Foucher and Boré families
in 1871. The 1884 World’s
Industrial and Cotton Expo-
sition was held here. New
Orleans was still recovering
from the double devastations
of the Civil War and
Reconstruction (see pp20–21),
and the exposition helped
boost the city’s morale. The
main building alone covered
almost four times the surface of
the Super dome (see p97). The Taking a rest on a hot day in Audubon Park

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