64 Parishes

Bousillage

Bousillage, a mixture of clay and straw or Spanish moss used for insulation, is a distinguishing feature of Louisiana's architectural past.

Bruce Brice

Bruce Brice's street murals in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans helped him earn the first-ever artist's commission for the official poster of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

C. R. Parker

A Connecticut native, C. R. Parker was working as an artist in Louisiana, where he received a commission for several large portraits for the state capitol.

Charles Giroux

Nineteenth century painter Charles Giroux captured lush Louisiana landscapes in small-scale oil paintings.

Christopher Harris

Based in New Orleans from 1969 to 1989, Christopher Harris worked as a freelance photojournalist, capturing dynamic, striking black-and-white images.

Contextual Portraits Mardi Gras Indians From An Insider's View

D. L. Menard

D. L. Menard was a popular Cajun Zydeco musician from Lafayette.

Deborah Luster

Photographer Deborah Luster eloquently focuses her lens on ugly realities of life in Louisiana: crime and violence.

Dona Lief

Painter Dona Lief was part of the regional school of artists known as "visionary imagists" that emerged from the Faubourg Marigny gallery of George Febres in the 1990s.

Elizabeth Catlett

Elizabeth Catlett served as head of the art department at Dillard University in New Orleans, where she is now an honorary citizen.

Episode 1: Pableaux Johnson

Eric Waters

Many view Eric Waters' photography as a commitment to the preservation of New Orleans' African American culture.