New Orleans Jazz Festival Postcard

6 Postcards

1981,82,84,86,87,88,

Overall size: 4 x 6

Fifteenth in the series by Richard Thomas. As significant a poster in the series as the '76, '80 and '85, Richard Thomas' pop portrait of Fats Domino began a new direction in subject matter, editions and technique. The 20th anniversary of the Jazz Fest marked the first in a still-continuing series of portraits of the people who made New Orleans music unique. A new edition, signed by the performer as well as the artist, was added to the numbered unsigned and artist-signed and numbered editions. Using markers, photographs, blocks of strong color and mezzotints, Thomas reflected the dynamic personality of his legendary subject.