Documents the thriving cultural richness of black New Orleans and captures the expressions of urban black folk culture.

Michael P. Smith has worked as a staff photographer for the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archives at Tulane University and cofounded the Tipitina's nightclub. He is currently the assistant director of the Professor Longhair Foundation, at which he is assisting the preservation of the memory of Roeland Byrd and his contribution to New Orleans music. Some of his work can be found on display throughout the country. It has been widely collected and remains as a permanent collection within the Smithsonian, Bibliotheque National in Paris, France, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Historic New Orleans Collection, as well as other important archives. Michael P. Smith has also been awarded two photographer's fellowships from the National Endowment of Arts. He has written several books,

ISBN: 9780882898957

Paperback 

8.5 x 11

120 pages

Pelican Publishing, 1992

Images of Depression-Era Louisiana: The FSA Photographs

 

Historic Photos of Louisiana