Mar 30, 2017
With just hours remaining before tonight's 6:00 opening of the new exhibit "Pete Fountain: A Life Half-Fast," LSM Music Curator David Kunian carefully positions Fountain's wax head atop the torso of its matching body. The figure, which is on loan from the New Orleans Jazzland Foundation, was one of the most popular items on display at the Musee Conti Wax Museum from 1990 to 2016. (Photograph by Mark J. Sindler/Louisiana State Museum) You can view "Pete Fountain: A Life Half-Fast" on the second floor of the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint. Tonight's reception is free and open to the public. #petefountain #oldusmint #neworleansjazzmuseum #jazzland #louisianastatemuseum #neworleans #jazz #halffastmarchingclub #textilerestoration