Cajun Document: Acadiana, 1973–74 brings together Douglas Baz and Charles H. Traub’s photographs of southern Louisiana at a turning point in the region’s history.
Fresh out of art school in Chicago, the two spent more than six months photographing Acadiana and its coastal communities, recording residents, occupations, festivals, and the marshland environment. Their visit preceded an oil and natural gas boom that reshaped the local economy and a wave of interest in Cajun music and food; these photographs had not previously been published together or exhibited as a group. Baz later helped found Bard College’s fine art photography program, while Traub founded the MFA program in photography, video, and related media at New York’s School of Visual Arts.
- Douglas Baz and Charles H. Traub, Photographers
- Published in 2020
- Hardcover
- 160 pages; 171 black-and-white images
- 11 × 10 in.
- Published by The Historic New Orleans Collection
Cajun Document: Acadiana, 1973–74 brings together Douglas Baz and Charles H. Traub’s photographs of southern Louisiana at a turning point in the region’s history.
Fresh out of art school in Chicago, the two spent more than six months photographing Acadiana and its coastal communities, recording residents, occupations, festivals, and the marshland environment. Their visit preceded an oil and natural gas boom that reshaped the local economy and a wave of interest in Cajun music and food; these photographs had not previously been published together or exhibited as a group. Baz later helped found Bard College’s fine art photography program, while Traub founded the MFA program in photography, video, and related media at New York’s School of Visual Arts.
- Douglas Baz and Charles H. Traub, Photographers
- Published in 2020
- Hardcover
- 160 pages; 171 black-and-white images
- 11 × 10 in.
- Published by The Historic New Orleans Collection