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Gary Brotmeyer (b. 1946, New Orleans) is an artist working primarily in collage, watercolor, drawings, and sculpture. His work is in the collections of many museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, among others.

Photocollages
text re photocollage work and participation in early eighties photography

Connection to New Orleans
Gary Brotmeyer was born in New Orleans. His mother was part of the New Orleans Italian community, and his father came from the Irish Channel. Brotmeyer spent his early years living on Frenchman Street. After WWII the family moved to New Orleans East, but Brotmeyer's high school was on Esplanade, across from the French Quarter. He was baptised and graduated from high school at the St. Louis Cathedral. Scenes that mingle a lost time with a futuristic view of New Orleans infuse his Emmentaler series.