biographie de Nelson (Rev.) AYRES (1848-1918)

Death place: Kansas

Addresses: New Orleans, active 1889-95

Profession: Artist, engraver, designer, catholic priest

Comments: Created woodcuts, book illustrations and artistic designs. He was an artist (1891-95) and literary critic for the newspaper Daily Picayune (1896-99). After the death of his wife and son he became a priest in 1896.

Sources: Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists, 20.