Emile Victor Clay funeral
Documentary Photography
1996
La Collezione Storica di Nuova Orleans
View of the jazz funeral for Emile Victor Clay. Seen are men dressed in suits, dancing and parading, including one man jumping into the air in the foreground on a residential street. The Pin Stripe Brass Band is seen performing and parading in the procession. Mourners and community onlookers are seen in the background. Emile Victor Clay was a chef and member of several New Orleans fraternal or benevolent associations, including Young Men Olympia, Knights of Peter Claver and the Elks Hall. He was 73 years old when he died on February 7, 1996. A mass was held for him on the morning of February 10 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church on Louisiana Avenue, which was followed by a jazz funeral. Majestic Mortuary was in charge of arrangements, with interment at Lafayette Cemetery No. 2.
Michael Albert Smith (1963 –)
Fotografo newyorkese (1963) celebre per i suoi ritratti di musicisti gospel e la documentazione della cultura jazz di New Orleans. Un artista che cattura l'anima della comunità e la resilienza del Sud americano.
La Collezione Storica di Nuova Orleans (Nuova Orleans, Stati Uniti d'America)
Scopri la storia di Nuova Orleans e del Golfo del Sud presso THNOC! Ammira arte e cultura della Louisiana attraverso mostre museali, ricerca avanzata e edifici storici nel cuore del Quartiere Francese.
Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Emile Victor Clay funeral
- Artista: Michael Albert Smith
- Anno: 1996
- Formato: Landscape
- Stato del copyright: Soggetti a copyright
- Dove vederlo: La Collezione Storica di Nuova Orleans
- Tavolozza colori: Neutrals
- Parole chiave: formal attire portrait, african american culture, documentary photography
- Tonalità colore: Green to Violet Spectrum
- Luminosità percepita: balanced
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