biography of Laurent UTER (c.1814-1891)

Birth place: Lorraine, France

Death place: New Orleans, LA

Addresses: New Orleans, active c.1868-91

Profession: Dealer, engraver, gilder, publisher

Comments: Was an importer of French mirrors and framemaker from c.1843. After the Civil War he also imported engravings and artwork made in France. In 1868 he advertised the sale of a series of four lithographs issued by A.L. Boimare, a publisher in Paris. Uter eventually became one of the largest art dealers in the city and continued his business until his death.

Sources: Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists, 387.