In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the Seebold family was a primary motivating force in the cultural environment in New Orleans. Family members were avid collectors and supporters of art, and some were artists themselves. The Historic New Orleans Collection is collaborating with the Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association in presenting an exhibition of artwork titled Art from the Seebold Salon: Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association.

After the Civil War, W. E. Seebold became the South's most prominent art dealer. He held weekly gatherings for artists, writers, musicians and other notables like Jefferson Davis, authors Mark Twain, George Washington Cable, Charles Gayarré, and painters Richard Clague and Andres Molinary. Both Seebold and Molinary were founding members of the Artists’ Association of New Orleans and its School of Art. Seebold's daughter-in-law, Nettie Kinney Seebold bequeathed her Garden District home and its contents to the Women’s Guild in 1966.

Art from the Seebold Salon: Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association features landscapes, genre scenes, still lifes, miniatures, and portraits of Seebold family members. Contributing artists include family members Marie Seebold Molinary, Andrés Molinary, Herman de Bachellé Seebold, Nettie Kinney Seebold, as well as George Inness, Charles Wellington Boyle, William Adolphe Bougereau, Jean-Léon Gérôme, and others.

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