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.

\"Portrait & Narrative of A. James\"

Collection

Post-Katrina Portraits, Francesco

Charcoal portrait of A. (Audrianne?) James of Forstall Street in the Lower Ninth Ward. James describes her reaction to Hurricane Katrina. Quote from narrative: \"Katrina you was a beast. I am taking back my hood.....\"

Keywords:

audrianne james, common ground, common ground portrait, forstall st, james, Katrina, lower ninth ward

Files:

AJames_4daa0d9093.pdf

Citation

“\"Portrait & Narrative of A. James\",” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 22, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26722.

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