New Orleans Jazz Museum®
Jazz Folk Art
Paintings, Drawings and Mixed-Media Work
Paintings, drawings, and mixed-media works by self-taught and vernacular artists connected to New Orleans music culture and street life. Selected works are presented with artist, medium, date where known, and descriptive notes.
Mardi Gras Indians — Original Painting, Contemporary
Large-format painting of two Mardi Gras Indians in full ceremonial regalia, depicting the African American and Native American cultural tradition inseparable from New Orleans jazz.
New Orleans Second Line Parade — Original Painting, Contemporary
Vibrant painting of a New Orleans second line street parade — brass musicians, parasols, and crowd — depicting the living tradition born from the New Orleans jazz funeral.
New Orleans Jazz Museum® — Original Exterior Sign
Original exterior sign of the New Orleans Jazz Museum® — black background, gold lettering, painted trumpet — a primary institutional artifact of the museum itself.
"The Louis Armstrong Story" — Columbia Records Golden Era Series, LP with 45 RPM Single
Framed Columbia Golden Era Series LP of Louis Armstrong with graphic silhouette cover design, accompanied by a Columbia 45 RPM single, circa mid-1950s.
Louis Armstrong — Connie's Inn Concert Poster, Joe Glaser Presents, Decca Records
Original concert poster for Louis Armstrong at Connie's Inn, Harlem — presented by manager Joe Glaser, Decca Records affiliation.
"Burgundy Street Blues" — George Lewis Jazz Band — Storyville Records, Wood-Mounted Label, circa 1950s
Storyville Records label for "Burgundy Street Blues" by the George Lewis Jazz Band, mounted on aged wood — possibly an original promotional display piece.
"Calle del Maine" — Spanish Colonial Street Tile, New Orleans, 1762–1803
Painted ceramic tile with Spanish royal coat of arms documenting the street's colonial name during New Orleans' Spanish period, 1762–1803.
New Orleans Jazz Museum® — Original Promotional Graphic, Silhouette Jazz Band Design
Original institutional graphic for the New Orleans Jazz Museum® featuring hand-lettered name above a bold jazz band silhouette, consistent with the museum's 1961 founding era.
New Orleans Jazz Museum® has been building this collection and archive since 2003.