Artist Jim Jeansonne Profile (2017)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-09-29
Duration: 00:05:14
Subjects: Jeansonne, Jim | Arts | ARTISTS
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- Jeansonne, Jim Interviewee
Description
This segment from the September 29, 2017, episode of the series “Art Rocks!” features producer Dorothy Kendrick’s profile of artist Jim Jeansonne of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one of the founding members of the Baton Rouge Gallery. He discusses: some of his favorite subjects, including birds, nature, and the human body; his process for woodcut printmaking; his bronze sculptures; his wooden rocking horses; his duck decoys; and his painting of two whooping cranes. Host: James Fox-Smith