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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

DavidScottInstall

Two men install a large strip-cut photographic portrait in a wooden structure, one standing and applying adhesive to the strips while the other crouches below holding them in place.

Collection

Neighborhoods

installation of Joe's portrait photo by Courtney Egan

Katrina
New Orleans
art
arts council of new orleans
community
gentilly
gutted
house
installation
new
orleans

Citation

“DavidScottInstall,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/28245.