Award-Winning Photographer William Greiner Book Signing
The Garden District Book Shop is hosting a book signing on Sunday, April 13 for William Greiner's new book Neutral Ground: New Orleans 1990-2005.
Beginning at 4 p.m., Greiner will be joined in conversation by Abram Himelstein to discuss his work and open the floor for questions from the audience before personalizing copies of his book.
Neutral Ground: New Orleans 1990-2005
In his breathtaking book, Greiner presents a notable visual narrative of New Orleans pre-Katrina using strikingly vibrant colors. In the classic styles of William Eggleston and Birney Imes, Greiner captures the cultural spirit of the city, pre-disaster, using abstract images, such as an abandoned armchair framed within arsenic-green walls and a variety of pastel colors inside a Chinese restaurant. The 86 images contained in this book showcase his lifetime dedicated to documenting place through the creation of art.
More about William Greiner
Beginning his career as a sports photographer at the age of 19 for publications such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, Greiner has become an award-winning photographer known for his colorful depictions of public and domestic scenes. Since earning a B.F.A. in Photography from Tufts University, Greiner worked as a real estate consultant around New Orleans and returned to photography in 1989. During his studies, he was introduced to the work of William Eggleston, whose influence has largely influenced Greiner's unique style of photography.
Featured in various group and solo exhibitions worldwide, Greiner's artistic work has come to be highly sought after and is featured in numerous public collections.
More about the Garden District Bookshop
The Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. Ste. 8, is a local gem as one of the most prominent independent bookstores on the Gulf Coast since being founded by Britton Trice. Since buying the shop in 2021, Barkley Rafferty and Carroll Gelderman have hosted authors including Walter Isaacson, Laura Dern & Dianne Ladd, Steve Gleason and Octavia Spencer, ensuring that bookshop visitors enjoy the shop and continue to visit the unique spot.
For more information, visit gardendistrictbookshop.com.
The event is free and open to the public and copies of Greiner's book can be reserved ahead of time on Eventbrite.
