Spirit World: Pattern in the Expressive Folk Culture of New Orleans

by Michael P. Smith

Book Overview

Many black neighborhoods in New Orleans are perceived by outsiders as being areas of decay. However, to photographer Michael P. Smith, in these neighborhoods remained the preserves of a rich cultural heritage. Smith, who photographed the subject for more than twenty years, saw the city's African-American culture as "cultural wetlands" that engender much of the traditional music and folk life that have made New Orleans famous. In Spirit World, Smith...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882898957
• ISBN13: 9780882898957
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"