Katrina photographic exhibit to come to Hill Memorial Library

by Carra Williams

The Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections, present “After Katrina,” an exhibit featuring salvaged photographs by Port of New Orleans photographer Donn Young. Young, whose Lakeview home and studio were flooded, donated what was salvaged from his collection to the LSU Libraries.

The photographic display will have an impact on everyone, not just people directly affected by Katrina, according to the organizers. “There are two stories being told at the same time, each involving Donn Young. The first is the story of his own loss; the second represents the experiences others, seen through his eyes,” Exhibits Coordinator Leah Jewett explained. The two-floor exhibit is scheduled to open July 21 and will run until Sept. 27, 2008 in the Hill Memorial Library on the LSU campus. Young will give a lecture open to the public about his artistic display in September.