Rockmore Images to be featured in "Songs of Our Fathers!"
Rockmore Newsletter wins Constant Contact All Star Award!
1 64 Punch Miller - FJ - AP - Rockmore ear
1964 Punch Miller - Courtesy the Potamkin Collection
1 63 Creole George Guesnon BJ
Creole George Guesnon
- Courtesy the Jaffe Collection
Tom Sancton is an

Americanwriter, jazz clarinetist and educator. From 1992 to 2001 he was Paris bureau chief for TIME Magazine, where worked for 22 years, and has contributed to publications including Vanity Fair (Pres Hall article), Fortune, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. His acclaimed memoir, Song for My Fathers, recounts his early life among traditional jazzmen in his native New Orleans, where he remains an active musician. In 2007 he was named Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Tulane University. Tom is getting ready to create an electronic version of his book that will feature many Rockmore paintings including possibly the two works above.  

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Greetings!    

 

It's April and Rockmore seems to be Springing out all over the place! 

 

He will be appearing in the electronic version of "Song for my Fathers" by Tom Sancton, as well as an upcoming LASM Jazz Print Show. Later this summer is "The Faith & the Fury: Noel Rockmore and his Patron" and the official dates for that show are July 20th through October 6th, 2013 in Baton Rouge, LA at the LASM 

 

The Noel Rockmore Project Newsletter earned us a Constant Contact (Newsletter service) All-Star Award for the first time. This Award is based on many criteria but it was our open rate (over 50% - industry average under 10%) and our multiple pronged approach (web site, FaceBook, You Tube, Pinterest, eBay & other links) that were cited in earning this distinction for the first time. You guys did it - thank you all! 

 

 In our 2nd month in NOLA, we have met many collectors, new & old, and made several sales out of Shirley's Storage Unit - immortalized in John Ed Bradley's "The Tomb of Noel Rockmore" article. We are still scouting for our 1st GEFQ Gallery/Museum site and can't wait until we have our own place. Meanwhile, we are in the process of taking in over 20+ Rockmore consignments and getting them ready for viewing and sale. More on that as JazzFest approaches but first it is the French Quarter Fest (it's always some major event in NOLA).

 

  

We trekked back up to the frozen north late in March to see our kids, celebrate our 27th Anniversary - thank you Tee, spend Passover with friends and pack up some more things that we need for our new home in NOLA. It was very hard to go from the beautiful Louisiana spring in full bloom back to the frozen tundra of Cape Cod in time for 3 snow events!

 

 

 

1.19 2013 Tee & Lou
Tee & Lou during Mardi Gras
1 Lou Hair dye
Tee & Lou with new hair!

 We visited with Gypsy Lou Webb in Slidell before we left and Tee was able to dye her hair jet black just like she likes it. Her social worker was there and helped out especially when we discovered the kitchen sink leak. We will try to get her up and about and visiting New Orleans and The Senior Center again as she heads into her 97th year (April 29th). In the meantime, PLEASE drop her a note - Gypsy Lou Webb, 1050 Cousin St. - Apt. A, Slidell, LA, 70450.

 

 

 We attended the Sweet-Arts Bash on Saturday March 9th at the Contemporary Arts Center and had an interesting time. It was much more of a party than an art event as you can see by the picture below.

 

 

1 SweetArts Ball One nice thing about our brief return to Cape Cod is the ability to get an eBay offering from the Shirley Marvin Collection posted for this Wednesday April 3rd at 10PM ET. There is a new start time as well as an additional Minimum Reserve. We will soon be selling Rockmore works on commission for others and we have to implement this Reserve so this is our 1st test (so far so good). Our policy has been to get Rockmore's distributed at a fair price to as many folks as possible. So far over 700 of you have participated from every walk of life and we thank you all.

 

  

 

 

1.17 Lot 447 Jazzfest Poster
Sold for $1800 at Crescent City Auction 3/3

We get asked all the time about what it is that we are doing and why we are doing it? "We are helping Shirley Marvin realize her dream in her lifetime of Noel Rockmore being recognized as a Master Artist. All of our actions and activities are tied to that vision and support it. This road has been much longer & harder than we ever imagined but we get to do it together and share this family adventure with everyone - especially you!"

 

 

 Thanks for keeping us going, 

 

Rich & Tee & Shirley Marvin    

 

The Noel Rockmore Project Team 

 

www.Rockmore.org  

Rockmore Artworks from the Shirley Marvin Collection

available only on eBay this Wednesday April 3rd - 10PM ET
Click on Each Image for a story about the work.

1 72.763-Old Man Clasping Hands-SGM4
#763-Old Man Clasping Hands
1 64.1375 Rockmore Signed Book & Catalog Bundle - SGM
#1375 Rockmore 1968 Signed Pres Hall Book & Catalog Bundle

 

1 68.412 Central Park-SGM2
#412 Central Park
1 80.1374 The Last Supper Print 11.50 -SGM3
#1374 The Last Supper Print 11.50
1 70.6.628-Riva in Purple -SGM3
#628 Riva in Purple
1 82.7.17.929 Muse (Rita) & Three Elders Rita-SGM3
#929 Muse (Rita) & Three Elders
 
1 72.817-Girl with Artist in Kitchen -SGM2
#817 Girl with Artist in Kitchen

 

1 66.8.219 French Quarter Man Reading Paper-SGM2
#219 French Quarter Man Reading Paper
1 66.9.3.252 Saki in the Annex in hat -SGM2
#252 Saki in the Annex

 

1 92.1369-92.1373 5 Self Portrait Mini sketches - SGM
#1373 5 Self Portrait Mini sketches
 
1 72.1368 Seymour on McGlades Stationary- SGM3
#1368 Seymour on McGlades Stationary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 50.1007 - NYC Bowery sketch - SGM2
#1007 - NYC Bowery sketch     Signed just Noel in 1950 "VERY RARE"- Also Signed Rockmore

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