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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.

Items tagged “Artwork” (3 total)

Wooden craft sticks inscribed with handwritten phrases like "tore them loose" and "accomplished," arranged on a table alongside small stars, red LED lights, a tarnished metal dish, and a note card.

Sticks & Stars: Detail of Art Installation by Elizabeth Underwood

Dozens of tin cans connected by strings cascade across a paved lot and lead up to a barred window of a brick house, with a person standing nearby next to a parked van.

Tin Can Phones by Elizabeth Underwood

Stylized artwork in sepia tones depicting a silhouetted figure riding a bicycle down a street, with a utility pole, scattered debris, and tree shapes rendered as dark cut-out forms against a textured tan background.

Detail of Artwork by Robert Vicknair