New Orleans Icons

New Orleans Icons

Iron Lace

By Kit Wohl Foreword by Chris Rose

$16.95

Publication Date: 10th October 2018

A heritage crafted of elegance and strength.



The wrought and cast ironwork of New Orleans is lauded worldwide for its intricacy and timelessness. Generations of artisans have labored to create the unyielding filigrees that guard windows, doors, and, gardens. Now, award-winning author Kit Wohl eloquently marries her passions for art, photography, and metalwork in this stunning tour of Crescent City craftsmanship. Graced with photographs of the city's most famed works, histories of each piece and its location transport readers on a journey of elegance and beauty.... Read More

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A heritage crafted of elegance and strength.



The wrought and cast ironwork of New Orleans is lauded worldwide for its intricacy and timelessness. Generations of artisans have labored to create the unyielding filigrees that guard windows, doors, and, gardens. Now, award-winning author Kit Wohl eloquently marries her passions for art, photography, and metalwork in this stunning tour of Crescent City craftsmanship. Graced with photographs of the city's most famed works, histories of each piece and its location transport readers on a journey of elegance and beauty.... Read More

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A heritage crafted of elegance and strength.



The wrought and cast ironwork of New Orleans is lauded worldwide for its intricacy and timelessness. Generations of artisans have labored to create the unyielding filigrees that guard windows, doors, and, gardens. Now, award-winning author Kit Wohl eloquently marries her passions for art, photography, and metalwork in this stunning tour of Crescent City craftsmanship. Graced with photographs of the city's most famed works, histories of each piece and its location transport readers on a journey of elegance and beauty. From the famous cornstalk fence to the storied splendor of the Pontalba Buildings, these vignettes illuminate New Orleans's rich artistic legacy.

Details
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Pelican Publishing
  • Series: New Orleans Icons
  • Publication Date: 10th October 2018
  • State: Louisiana
  • Illustration Note: Full Color
  • ISBN: 9781455618552
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
Kit Wohl is an author, photographer, and artist who works with chefs, restaurants, and hotels across the country. Kit Wohl's book Arnaud's Restaurant Cookbook: New Orleans Legendary Creole Cuisine, published by Pelican in 2005, received national acclaim, and The P&J Oyster Cookbook was named Cookbook of the Year by New Orleans Magazine. Her previous books in the Classic Recipes Series include New Orleans Classic Cocktails, New Orleans Classic Brunches, New Orleans Classic Desserts, New Orleans Classic Appetizers, New Orleans Classic Seafood, and New Orleans Classic Gumbos and Soups. Wohl and Billy, her husband, live in the Big Easy. She also wrote The James Beard Foundation's Best of the Best: A 25th Anniversary Celebration of America's Outstanding Chefs.

A heritage crafted of elegance and strength.



The wrought and cast ironwork of New Orleans is lauded worldwide for its intricacy and timelessness. Generations of artisans have labored to create the unyielding filigrees that guard windows, doors, and, gardens. Now, award-winning author Kit Wohl eloquently marries her passions for art, photography, and metalwork in this stunning tour of Crescent City craftsmanship. Graced with photographs of the city's most famed works, histories of each piece and its location transport readers on a journey of elegance and beauty. From the famous cornstalk fence to the storied splendor of the Pontalba Buildings, these vignettes illuminate New Orleans's rich artistic legacy.

  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Pelican Publishing
  • Series: New Orleans Icons
  • Publication Date: 10th October 2018
  • State: Louisiana
  • Illustrations Note: Full Color
  • ISBN: 9781455618552
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Kit Wohl is an author, photographer, and artist who works with chefs, restaurants, and hotels across the country. Kit Wohl's book Arnaud's Restaurant Cookbook: New Orleans Legendary Creole Cuisine, published by Pelican in 2005, received national acclaim, and The P&J Oyster Cookbook was named Cookbook of the Year by New Orleans Magazine. Her previous books in the Classic Recipes Series include New Orleans Classic Cocktails, New Orleans Classic Brunches, New Orleans Classic Desserts, New Orleans Classic Appetizers, New Orleans Classic Seafood, and New Orleans Classic Gumbos and Soups. Wohl and Billy, her husband, live in the Big Easy. She also wrote The James Beard Foundation's Best of the Best: A 25th Anniversary Celebration of America's Outstanding Chefs.