March 26, 2025

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How Emilie Rhys Found Her Father – and Her Groove

Seeking a relationship with her estranged father – the noted New Orleans painter Noel Rockmore – a young woman travels to the Quarter in 1977 for a year of discovery. by J. Michael Warner It’s hard to know where you’re headed if you don’t know where you’re from. So in September 1976, 20-year-old Emily Davis left her West Coast home seeking missing parts of her background. She first headed to New York City, where a noted artist held the key...