Art
Arnold Genthe
Arnold Genthe photographed New Orleans in the 1920s.
Leslie Gale Parr
Art
Clarence John Laughlin
Clarence John Laughlin was one of New Orleans' most renowned twentieth-century photographers and, at the same time, among the least understood.
Art
Debbie Fleming Caffery
Contemporary Louisiana photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery documents the people others often overlook: sugarcane workers, Mexican prostitutes, and the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Art
E. J. Bellocq
Photographer E. J. Bellocq gained fame after his death for his portraits of prostitutes in Storyville.
Art
Elemore Morgan Sr.
Photographer Elemore Morgan, Sr., made an important visual record of mid-twentieth-century folkways, rural life, indigenous architecture, and landscapes in Louisiana.
Art
George Long
Photographer George Long is a well-known chronicler of New Orleans street culture, locales, events, and people.
Art
Mark Sindler
Photographer Mark Sindler spent several years documenting Vietnamese and Laotian communities along the Gulf Coast in his "Vietnamese Documentary Project"
Art
Michael P. Smith
The subjects of New Orleans photographer Michael P. Smith's works include the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, individual musicians, brass bands, jazz funerals, social aid and pleasure club parades, and spiritual churches.
Art
Owen F. Murphy Jr.
Owen F. Murphy, Jr. established his standing as one of New Orleans' most respected documentary photographer with his portrayal of Louisiana Creole culture.
Art
Photography
Native-born and out-of-state photographers alike have been drawn to Louisiana's swamps and bayous, its historic architecture, its Cajun and Creole cultural traditions, and its diverse and complex society.
Art
Russell Lee
Nationally acclaimed photographer Russell Lee produced series of photographs on Louisiana life, including scenes of rural communities and New Orleans, for the Great Depression-era Farm Security Administration (FSA) project.
History
Sarah Towles Reed
Sarah Towles Reed founded the first teachers union in New Orleans and worked for women's rights, educational reform, the plight of labor, and racial justice throughout her long public life.
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