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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.

Items tagged “Art” (90 total)

Katrina & the Arts:

Katrina & the Arts:

This van was parked behind UNO's Jefferson Center, on Causeway Blvd. in Metairie, in the…

This van was parked behind UNO's Jefferson Center, on Causeway Blvd. in Metairie, in the…

Mural on the side of a long industrial building depicts a large black sewing machine with a rainbow and colorful thread spools; a bare tree stands in the foreground beside a wet road.

Mural on the side of a long industrial building depicts a large black sewing machine with…

St. Louis Cathedral's triple spires rise above Jackson Square, with an equestrian statue, palm trees, and manicured lawns in front under a clear blue sky.

Dan\'s Favorite Photo of Jackson Square

Silhouetted above-ground tombs with cross finials stand in a cemetery as the sun sets, casting an orange glow across scattered clouds and rows of distant mausoleums.

Sun Set at a Metairie Cemetery

Silhouetted figures stand before a glowing Mardi Gras float adorned with illuminated white and blue swirling decorations, set against a dark night sky.

Endymion Float/Water

Twilight skyline of New Orleans with illuminated high-rise buildings along a riverfront, under a gradient sky of blue, pink, and orange hues reflecting on the water.

Wide Skyline Of Beautiful New Orleans

Rows of above-ground tombs and mausoleums with ornate stone crosses and statuary line a grassy cemetery path, with tall trees and an overcast sky in the background.

A white egret with black legs and yellow feet flies low over calm water, its wings outstretched, with a clear mirrored reflection below against a blurred, motion-streaked brown background.

EGRET_REFLECTION

Rolland Golden\'s Requiem

Rolland Golden\'s Requiem

A crescent-shaped steel plaque mounted on a brick wall, featuring a horizontal welded wavy line across its center to symbolize a floodwater line.

Steel Hurricane Katrina Waterline Symbol with welded waves to represent the high water…

A hand-hammered stainless steel fleur-de-lis pendant on a chain hangs in front of a house's painted search-and-rescue symbol reading "9-15, TF18, 0" inside a large X.

Hand hammered stainless steel fleur de lis pendant photographed in front on a search…

Side porch of a yellow house with white railings, where a blue beam is spray-painted with a heart, chicken figures, and the name "Helen"; a car and trees are visible beyond the fence.

Chickens on Helen\'s Porch

Yellow house with red door at 3438 Cleveland St, porch covered in handwritten notes, photos, flowers, and ribbons; blue steps with yellow tape and painted hearts on the foundation.

Cleveland Street House

Yellow house facade with a memorial poster reading "Jazz Funeral! 2/24/07 Helen Hill 100% New Orleans," a lace paper heart, a hand-painted sign saying "You Are The Kindest Person I've Ever Met. I'll Miss You Helen Hill," and "Helen" stenciled on a wall panel.

Blue and yellow painted house exterior with a spray-painted orange heart and "Helen" written in gold near the eaves, with debris, foliage, and a torn plastic bag on the ground below.

A hand-painted green memorial sign on a telephone pole features a flower with words like "hope," "joy," and "kindness," the name "Helen," a heart, and a handwritten tribute about a seed planted in the heart.

Telephone Pole Sign Honoring Helen Hill

Street scene with parked cars and a light blue house, alongside a telephone pole bearing hand-painted memorial signs reading "Helen" with a flower design and tributes calling her "The Kindest Person I've Ever Met."

Telephone Pole Tributes to Helen Hill

A hand-painted, surfboard-shaped memorial sign mounted on a wooden telephone pole reads "You are the kindest person I've ever met. I'll miss you Helen Hill. I'm so lucky to have been your friend. We [heart] you," with a residential sidewalk visible in the background.

Telephone Totem for Helen Hill

Robert\'s Marketplace at St. Claude & Elysian Fields

Robert\'s Marketplace at St. Claude & Elysian Fields

Memory Past

The City is Disappearing / My Heart is Breaking

The City is Disappearing / My Heart is Breaking

Mourn for Buildings

Mourn for Buildings

Great Sadness

Drawing by Eliza, Age Four and a Half

Drawing by Eliza, Age Four and a Half

Sliver by the River

Sliver by the River

Apartment Washed Away

Apartment Washed Away

Housing Projects Are Not Humane

Housing Projects Are Not Humane

Pancaked Buildings

Pancaked Buildings

Houses Floated

The Strength of Us

The Strength of Us

It Was Hot

Bring Back the Saenger

Bring Back the Saenger

History is Irreplaceable

History is Irreplaceable

To Deja From Lea

To Deja From Lea

Me and New Orleans is One

Me and New Orleans is One

Crow\'s Laundromat

Crow\'s Laundromat

I Am 20 Years Older

I Am 20 Years Older

Funeral Home

Comments by Luke, Age 8

Comments by Luke, Age 8

Plants Devour

Let the Pipes Rust

Let the Pipes Rust

Comments by Ivy, Age 5

Comments by Ivy, Age 5

Carpenter

Lost to Fire

Corpses

City With Scars

City With Scars

Building

After Katrina

Ninth Ward Blues

Ninth Ward Blues