Painting by Ralph Chessé, 1928.

ID: 5515 ~ Source: Courtesy of Bruce Chessé.
This file appears in: Chessé Family Home
This file appears in: Chessé Family Home

By Michael Tisserand
There are three buildings still standing in New Orleans where it is most likely young George Herriman spent his childhood days: St. Augustine Church, the site of the Herriman & Chessé tailor shop,…