PRESS RELEASE

A Gallery for Fine Photography
241 Chartres St. New Orleans, LA 70117


Elliott Erwitt: Personal Best Book signing
April 29, 2006


Artist Reception and book signing with Elliott Erwitt:

Tuesday, April 29, 2006 5:00 - 8:00 pm
A Gallery for Fine Photography
241 Chartres Street, New Orleans


Elliott Erwitt's brand NEW book, "Pesonal Best", will be available.  

Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928) is one of the leading photographers of his
generation.  He has been taking photographs since the late 1940s.  
He is known for spontaneous humorous photographs, along with poignant
documentary photographs. As a young man, Edward Steichen helped Erwitt
get his first commercial photography job.  As a founding member of the
prestigious Magnum Photo Agency, Erwitt has photographed all over the
world and his images have been the subject of many exhibitions. His
original photographs have been collected by all major museums.

A Gallery for Fine Photography is open Thursdays - Mondays
in the heart of the French Quarter 
at 241 Chartres Street in New Orleans and is FREE and open to the public.

For more information, please call 504-568-1313 or visit
www.agallery.com.  
You can also email us at joshuamann@att.net.

Please call and schedule your interview with Elliott Erwitt.

** NEW ** Elliott Erwitt, "Personal Best", Hardcover, $125. **
"Unseen", Hardcover $75.