Picturing black New Orleans : a Creole photographer's view of the early twentieth century / Arthé A. Anthony.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anthony, Arthé A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collins, Florestine Perrault, 1895-1988.

Collins, Florestine Perrault.

African American portrait photographers.

African American postal service employees.

African Americans.

United States.

Louisiana--New Orleans.

Genre:

Portraits

Biographies

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2023]

Summary:

This book illuminatesthe fascinating story and visual legacy of Florestine Perrault Collins, whodocumented African American life in New Orleans between 1920 and 1949.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

1. Too Black to Be White and Too White to Be Black

2. "We Got the Hang of It"

3. "The Moment You're a Creole, It Was la Même Chose"

4. "We Couldn't Sit in the Front"

5. "She Never Went Outside One Day to Work"

6. "I Tore Out Barefooted, Running down to the Track"

7. "We Never Bothered about Sex"

8. "I Don't Remember Her Going Out to Any Public Places"

9. "Photography Requires Nimble Fingers"

10. "Persistent Yearnings to Be Free"

11. Three Prominent Creole Photographers

12. "I Met Herbert and Fell in Love with Him"

13. "Everybody Got All Dressed Up and Went to the Studio"

14. "They Came in Droves"

15. "She Ran the Business and Took Care of Business"

16. "Times Were Different Then"

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Anthony, Arthé A. Picturing Black New Orleans

ISBN:

9780813072906

OCLC:

1376192973