Art Bazaar
Episode 22: NOLA DNA
On this special episode recorded in New Orleans, Joseph Makkos of NOLA DNA discusses his historical newspaper archive.
Joseph Makkos is a printmaker & archivist from New Orleans who salvages old letterpresses and boxes of rare type, working to keep them accessible and put into use during modern times.
In 2013, Joseph acquired a collection of roughly 30,000 original papers from the Daily-Picayune & Times-Picayune dating 1888 to end of 1929, likely the most complete physical collection of this era. He created the organization NOLA DNA to support the continued legacy of these papers.
LINKS
NOLA.com/Times-Picayune Article
https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/arts/new-orleans-collector-preserves-decades-of-the-city-s-newspapers/article_c54d2fe2-3aca-5e62-b00d-b3051b0d8378.html
The Advocate Article
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/entertainment_life/food_restaurants/in-a-hidden-trove-of-new-orleans-life-a-glimpse-of-street-food-culture-a/article_764b5b86-8f39-11e7-83e1-3b1cb9101d34.html
Atlantic Article - Old Newspapers New Value
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/old-newspapers-new-value/376139/
On this special episode recorded in New Orleans, Joseph Makkos of NOLA DNA discusses his historical newspaper archive.
Joseph Makkos is a printmaker & archivist from New Orleans who salvages old letterpresses and boxes of rare type, working to keep them accessible and put into use during modern times.
In 2013, Joseph acquired a collection of roughly 30,000 original papers from the Daily-Picayune & Times-Picayune dating 1888 to end of 1929, likely the most complete physical collection of this era. He created the organization NOLA DNA to support the continued legacy of these papers.
LINKS
NOLA.com/Times-Picayune Article
https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/arts/new-orleans-collector-preserves-decades-of-the-city-s-newspapers/article_c54d2fe2-3aca-5e62-b00d-b3051b0d8378.html
The Advocate Article
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/entertainment_life/food_restaurants/in-a-hidden-trove-of-new-orleans-life-a-glimpse-of-street-food-culture-a/article_764b5b86-8f39-11e7-83e1-3b1cb9101d34.html
Atlantic Article - Old Newspapers New Value
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/old-newspapers-new-value/376139/