OROTHY BLUM COOPER
On Saturday evening we drove North to the small college town of Louisburg, North Carolina. Here, at long last, I met my blog friend, Dorothy Blum Cooper who is just the most amazing photographer...............and a beautiful, charming lady. In the gallery of Louisburg College, Dorothy's outstanding b/w photos, taken in and around New Orleans just prior to Hurricane Katrina, were displayed in her Southern Exposure show. She and her renowned artist husband, Bobby, presented a wonderful slide show in the auditorium. You can view this if you go to her Oct. 27, 2007 blog post and click on Calm Before the Storm at the bottom. Be sure to turn up your sound as the accompanying jazz is wonderful too! You can also visit her web site Dorothy Blum Cooper to view more amazing photos of children she has photographed.
Above ~ One of Dorothy's photos taken in Louisiana before Katrina ~ The Marston House, Clinton
Dorothy, Bobby and their children relocated to North Carolina following Katrina and are renovating an historic home, built in 1890, in the heart of Louisburg. On passing it as we left the college, we immediately fell in love with such a stately Southern house complete with huge hanging gas lamp at the front entrance. I hope so much Dorothy will invite me back to Louisburg some day when she's less busy and allow me to tour her beautiful home.
By the way, Dorothy was not wearing ruby slippers, but she had on the most spectacular pair of high heeled boots!
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Oh what a great fun trip!!
ReplyDeleteI love the house you have
on your blog..such a unique
eye Dorothy has!!
and high heeled boots!! AWESOME
fondly, Deena
What a beautiful home, it's probably just as amazing on the inside. And what a great experience for you to see her amazing work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to see me and for your sweet comments...I'm still recouping....:)
Rose
Sounds like a wonderful time; her photos are gorgeous! What a talent.
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ReplyDeleteHow interesting! I didn't know about Dorothy Cooper. We do have a lot of artists in our area. I'm glad you got to meet her.
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Hugs,
Deborah
Just taken a peek at the website. Her work is beautiful, I love natural photos. My wedding collection is made up mostly of moments 'caught off guard'. I love it!
ReplyDeleteWent and checked out the pictures n her site and watched the video. Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMary, I so admire Dorothy and have enjoyed her photos in the past. It's been far too long since I visited her. Thank you for the reminder!
ReplyDeletePat
You are too kind, Mary. It was our pleasure to meet both you & Bob at the reception Saturday evening. We will most definitely look forward to seeing you both again sometime soon and extend an invitation (in the not to distant future) to our 'messy' old home! Restorations are definitely not for the weak of heart! Thank you again for your sweet, kind words regarding my work. It is most appreciated!
ReplyDeleteDorothy~
What a great place.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing,
Rosemary