A Sojourn in Paradise
A Sojourn in Paradise: Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans by Howard Philips Smith
Published in 2020, just as COVID was becoming famous, A Sojourn in Paradise, Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans, was the culmination of years of research about Jack’s years in New Orleans. Jack did not leave much in the way of written memories or even very much ephemera from his years in New Orleans, so it took a brilliant effort by Howard Philips Smith to tell this remarkable tale. Starting with the photographs, he wove together all the fragments collected by historians, biographers, and the memories of Jack’s friends to create a complete story of Jack and the important role he played in the dynamic world of post-War New Orleans, especially the world of post-War gay New Orleans. It’s an important story, and it took a man of Howard’s abilities to do it justice. The designers at The University Press of Mississippi put together a gorgeous presentation, and the Archive’s Director, Emily Oppenheimer, who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Howard throughout the entire process, provided a beautiful introduction. All of us at the Archive are immensely proud of this book.
Published in 2020 by The University Press of Mississippi,
Jackson, Mississippi, 324 pages
Text by Howard Philips Smith
Foreword by Emily Oppenheimer
A Sojourn in Paradise: Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans by Howard Philips Smith
Published in 2020, just as COVID was becoming famous, A Sojourn in Paradise, Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans, was the culmination of years of research about Jack’s years in New Orleans. Jack did not leave much in the way of written memories or even very much ephemera from his years in New Orleans, so it took a brilliant effort by Howard Philips Smith to tell this remarkable tale. Starting with the photographs, he wove together all the fragments collected by historians, biographers, and the memories of Jack’s friends to create a complete story of Jack and the important role he played in the dynamic world of post-War New Orleans, especially the world of post-War gay New Orleans. It’s an important story, and it took a man of Howard’s abilities to do it justice. The designers at The University Press of Mississippi put together a gorgeous presentation, and the Archive’s Director, Emily Oppenheimer, who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Howard throughout the entire process, provided a beautiful introduction. All of us at the Archive are immensely proud of this book.
Published in 2020 by The University Press of Mississippi,
Jackson, Mississippi, 324 pages
Text by Howard Philips Smith
Foreword by Emily Oppenheimer
A Sojourn in Paradise: Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans by Howard Philips Smith
Published in 2020, just as COVID was becoming famous, A Sojourn in Paradise, Jack Robinson in 1950s New Orleans, was the culmination of years of research about Jack’s years in New Orleans. Jack did not leave much in the way of written memories or even very much ephemera from his years in New Orleans, so it took a brilliant effort by Howard Philips Smith to tell this remarkable tale. Starting with the photographs, he wove together all the fragments collected by historians, biographers, and the memories of Jack’s friends to create a complete story of Jack and the important role he played in the dynamic world of post-War New Orleans, especially the world of post-War gay New Orleans. It’s an important story, and it took a man of Howard’s abilities to do it justice. The designers at The University Press of Mississippi put together a gorgeous presentation, and the Archive’s Director, Emily Oppenheimer, who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Howard throughout the entire process, provided a beautiful introduction. All of us at the Archive are immensely proud of this book.
Published in 2020 by The University Press of Mississippi,
Jackson, Mississippi, 324 pages
Text by Howard Philips Smith
Foreword by Emily Oppenheimer
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