 The foreword to the catalogue was written by Miranda Lash, PhD, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art of the New Orleans Museum of Art.In her comments, Lash likens Blache’s work to the American realists of the early twentieth century, stating, “Although Blache in the past has been called a "contemporary impressionist," it might be more accurate to compare his work to that of these American realist painters from the early twentieth century.Henri and Sloan's interest in depicting the labor and beauty of modern life..." 

The introduction to the catalogue was provided by Michael Quick, PhD.