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 © John Pinderhughes, Untitled: Gary Barthelemey at the site of his former business; Pointe a La Hache, LA., The Katrina Portraits. Archival Ink Jet Print, 20” x 30”, 2007.  © John Pinderhughes, Long Ride to Nowhere: Young boy on his way to the school bus stop for the 50 mile ride to school (the local school was destroyed); Pointe a La Hache, LA., The Katrina Portraits. Archival Ink Jet Print, 20” x 30”, 2007.  © John Pinderhughes, Untitled: Douglas Wells in the cabin of his severely damaged shrimp boat, which was in dry dock; Pointe a La Hache, LA., The Katrina Portraits. Archival Ink Jet Print, 20” x 30”, 2007. |
John Pinderhughes Born: Washington, DC Resides: New York, NY Heritage: African American Selected Exhibitions: Museum Of Art And Origins, New York, NY, 2011 The East Meadow Public Library, East Meadow, NY, 2010 Open Society Institute, New York, NY, 2008 Center For Photography At Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, 2007 Calumet HP Gallery, New York, NY, 2007 Nathan Cummings Foundation & New York University Tish School Of Arts, New York, NY, 2006 African American Museum In Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2005 The Brooklyn Museum Of Art, Brooklyn, NY, 2001 The Museum Of Modern Art, New York, NY, 1991 Education: 1972, WNET Film And Television Training School, WNET (PBS) Television, New York, NY 1968, Howard University, Washington, DC Publications: Nueva Luz photographic journal, Volume 15#3 (En Foco: Bronx, 2011) Artist’s Statement: With the help of a grant, The Katrina Media Fellowships from the Open Society Institute, I returned to New Orleans in 2006 and 2007. I choose to work in the small community of Pointe a La Hache, in the bayous beside the Mississippi, 60 miles south and east of New Orleans. I was invited to stay in a FEMA trailer with a friend. The first few days I simply wandered around with my friend, meeting and talking with people. I did not pull out my camera until most of the community was aware of who I was and what I wanted to do. I choose the “environmental portrait” as my method; my approach in learning about and showing the brotherhood of this community. I wanted the viewer to look into the eyes of these people and see their strength and determination in the face of the huge odds against them. |
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