Enrique Alférez: Sculptor (Louisiana Artists Biography Series)($32.20Value)

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Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, but for almost seventy years, he worked in New Orleans, where he left a lasting imprint through his figurative sculptures, monuments, and fountains. Katie Bowler Young has gained unprecedented access to Alférez’s personal and family holdings and has crafted a poetic evocation of the life and work of this preeminent artist. The book features more than one hundred images of Alférez’s work in New Orleans and beyond. Katie Bowler Young is Director of Global Relations for the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of two books of poetry, Through Water with Ease and State Street .