The Seventh Ward: People, Places and Traditions

“The Seventh Ward: People, Places and Traditions”
December 1, 2010–February 26, 2011
Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St.
Free and open to the public.

As part of PhotoNOLA 2010, The Historic New Orleans Collection presents the exhibition “The Seventh Ward: People, Places and Traditions” on the second floor of the Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St. Anchoring the display is a collection of images by Owen F. Murphy Jr., who was commissioned along with writer Leila Hay Owen by the Arts Council of New Orleans in the late 1970s. The pair was charged with documenting the distinct social and cultural traditions of the Seventh Ward, a New Orleans neighborhood that was traditionally home to a large number of Creoles of color. In addition to Murphy’s images, the exhibition explores the architecture, people and culture of the New Orleans neighborhood from 1857 to the present. Images on display were pulled from The Collection’s holdings and include artists such as Christopher Porché West, Michael P. Smith and Jules Cahn.