Joshua Mann Pailet was born in New Orleans in 1950 and raised in Baton Rouge. He graduated from Rice University in 1972 and 1973 with a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Accounting. In 1973 he founded A Gallery for Fine Photography to create a venue to collect, display, and sell 19th and 20th century photographs. He has taught at Louisiana State University (Spring 1977).

Photographic Projects In Progress:
New Orleans Festival Portfolio: Mardi Gras, Jazz Festivals & Funerals, Musicians, Black Indians, World's Fair, and Conventions
City of New York, 1976 -1999
Europe, 1989-99 (Paris, Prague, Zurich, Berlin, London, Venice)

COMING SOON:
New book and exhibition of Joshua Mann Pailet's photographs

Collections:
Menil Foundation
Biblioteque Nationale
New Orleans Museum of Art
Louisiana Arts and Science Center
Numerous Private Collections

Publishing History:

All Aboard, America

Photodocumentation of a one-year, 12,000 mile Bicentennial steam railroad journey through small town America, featuring black-and-white and color photographs by Joshua Mann Pailet.

The photographs in the book have been selected from a remarkable archive of over 15,000 photographs of the U.S.A. in 1976. Original signed photographs from this archive are available; please inquire.

128 pp., hardbound, 1976
Sold out/Out-of-print

The World's Fair, New Orleans, 1987

Over 100 color photographs. The archive contains over 10,000 color and black-and-white photographs from this project, documenting the transformation of the New Orleans riverfront from 1980 to 1985. Original signed photographs from this archive are available; please inquire.

Signed by the photographer.
110 pp., hardbound, 1987. $39.95

Special Limited Deluxe Edition
Boxed, signed, and numbered edition of 100, including original signed 8" x 10" Cibachrome photograph ("Happy Alligator", cover image): $450.

Linda McCartney Photographs: Sun Prints and Platinums

Designed and produced by Joshua Mann Pailet

First edition, edition of 1,000
36 photographs, 12 pages, spiral-bound, softcover, 1994. $9.95

The above books are all available through our Bookstore. Please write us for ordering information.