The centerpiece of the 2009 PhotoGALA will be a live auction starting at 8:30pm. It will feature works by Julie Blackmon, Phil Borges, David Burnett, Susan Burnstine, David Halliday, Herman Leonard, Louviere+Vanessa, Deborah Luster, Lori Nix, Sylvia Plachy, Victoria Ryan, Josephine Sacabo, Richard Sexton, Alec Soth, Vojtect Slama, Jack Spencer, Joyce Tenneson, Hiroshi Watanabe, Sarah Wilson and more.

Julie Blackmon
The Power of Now
Archival pigment print 22 x 29”
Value: $2600 AP
Custom frame generously donated by The Darkroom.

Phil Borges
Esperansa
Chromogenic print 24×24”
Value: $800 ed. 3

David Burnett
Aboard the McCain-Palin Special
Archival Inkjet print 13×19”
Value: $600

Susan Burnstine
Jump
Archival pigment print 12×12”
Value: $850
Represented by Kevin Longino Fine Photographs and Susan Spiritus

Debbie Fleming Caffery
The Spirit and the Flesh, 2009
Signed 1st edition book 11×12”
Value: $60

David Halliday
Purple Hydrangea
Archival pigment print, 16 x 23″
Value: $1200 special print for PhotoNOLA auction 2009
Represented by Arthur Roger Gallery

Herman Leonard
Charlie Parker, NYC, 1949
Silver gelatin print 11×14”
Value: $1400

Roman Loranc
FRACTAL DREAMS: Photographs from Two Decades
Book 12.5×13”
Value: $150

Louviere + Vanessa
Tyranny of the Innocent, 2004
Archival inkjet print 16.5 x 11.5”
Value: $600 AP

Deborah Luster
Tooth for an Eye: A Chorography of Violence in Orleans Parish, 1700 Block of Mandeville Street, 2008
Pigmented print on film 17 x 22”
Value: $3000 ed.1/5

Lori Nix
Birds in Flight
Chromogenic print 20×24”
Value: $1200 ed. 6/25

Sylvia Plachy
Perch in Audubon Park, New Orleans, 2008
Archival pigment print 13.75 x10.25″ image on 11×17″ paper
Value: $1300

Victoria Ryan
Travelers Palm with Banana Leaf
Silver gelatin print, split toned and glazed 12.5 x 15.5”
Value: $1200 ed. 6/25

Josephine Sacabo
La Guiterra
Fotogravure 11×14”
Value: $1200

Richard Sexton
Two Levels of Mobility
Quadtone pigment print 22 x 25” image size
1 of 5 artist’s proofs from a numbered edition of 25 prints
Value: $800

Vojtect Slama
Katja, Let’s Go! Slatina, Czech Republic, 2001
Silver gelatin print 10 x 10” image size
Value: $950 4/25

Alec Soth
Brittany, France, 2007
Archival pigment print 11×14″ image with 1.5” borders
Value: $1200 edition of 50
Custom frame generously donated by Blue Horse Studios.

Jack Spencer
Summer In Xenia Illinois, 2009
Archival pigment print 24×30”
Value: $2200

Joyce Tenneson
Male & Female Entwined 1997
Iris Print 14×11.5″ image size
Value: $1500 unframed
Framing: $450 ed. 9/10
Donated by Joyce Tenneson and A Gallery for Fine Photography

Hiroshi Watanabe
Oniichi, Ena Bunraku, 2009
Toned gelatin silver print 10 x 10” image size
Value: $1000

Sarah Wilson
Victoria. From the series Blind Prom, 2009
Archival pigment print 13×19.5” print on 17×22” paper
Value: $800 ed. 1/10

All proceeds will benefit the New Orleans Photo Alliance, a 501(c)( 3) non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage the understanding and appreciation of photography. Winning bids will be subject to a 10% buyers premium.

New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park
New Orleans, LA 70124

Thursday December 10, 2009
7-10pm, Live auction at 8:30

Tickets are $20. Available at the door or for advance purchase.