| Eugene E. Loving | ||
| Birth Date: 1907 |
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| Death Date: 1971 Artist Gallery |
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| Eugene Loving was originally from Round Rock, Texas, where his father was a sheriff of the "Old West", who as a boy saw outlaw Sam Bass gunned down. One of his two brothers was Vander Loving: internationally celebrated cabaret star in the 1930's. He arrived in New Orleans during the Great Depression and was attracted to the exotic allure of bohemian life that thrived in the French Quarter during that time.
A brilliant etcher, Loving helped revive an interest in the centuries-old form. His etching press was an antique that had been used to print money at the United States Mint, c. early 1800's. It was work to pull etchings on it. He sold his etchings from French Quarter galleries; one of them, Breckenridge Gallery, was where Pirates Alley and Cabildo Alley come together. One of his favorite subjects was the French Quarter architecture.
While few biographical details of Loving remain known, he was a member of the New Orleans Arts and Crafts Club in the 1940s.
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