RAY COLE (20th Century Louisiana). Mardi Gras 1988, Mixed Media hand painted Silk Tapestry Banner painting, 47" x 33-1/2" sight size (framed size: 54-1/2" x 41-1/2") signed/dated lower right: Ray Cole 88. This is a mixed media painted piece and includes any and all mediums the artist used in his banners/tapestries including air brush or other mediums. This is an excerpt from the obituary for Ray Cole, the New Orleans artist and fashion designer whose hand-painted Tapestries, silk scarves, dresses and other wearable art pieces are collected around the world, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 27 2017 following a brief illness at the age of 68. A native of Blytheville, Arkansas, Cole moved with his family to New Orleans when he was 17. He graduated from the University of New Orleans. Over the years, Cole's designs helped win him over 50 Alpha Awards for fashion and national recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1980. In 1991, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Fashion Group International Inc. of New Orleans. He leaves extensive body of work, designs and patented embellishment processes developed with his partner James Waddell.

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