Born by the River Exhibit (1990)
Folks
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1990-02-18
Duration: 00:03:53
Subjects: African Americans | Museum exhibits | NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART | Photographers | Arts
Contributors:
- Masingale, Sonya Host
Description
This segment from the February 18, 1990, episode of the series “Folks” features Sonya Masingale presenting highlights of the “Born by the River” exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art. It features the work of African American photographers Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick depicting the black longshoremen working along the wharfs of the Mississippi River and the sugar cane workers in south Louisiana.