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New Orleans through the prism of art

Fifteen marooned Gulf Coast artists have been plying their trade in New York.

NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , NEW YORK

The loft, a former printing business on Hudson Street, was provided free for six months (scheduled to end later this week) by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, which was founded by David Rockefeller to bring culture to downtown after the World Trade Center was built.

Tom Healy, the council's president, said the council, financed by charities that include the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, has been trying to raise money to extend the artists' stay and this week received financing so that the program can continue into June.

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