After Katrina

Lonnie Holley

2006

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Flag depicts bearded man wearing black hat and holding cane. One pant leg is rolled up. Objects on the ground include crossed bones, skull, and bottle. To the man's right is a star with rays of light, a rattle, and a candle. Background has pale blue sequins and border has black, purple, and white diamonds, triangles, and half-circles. Figure represents "loa" Baron Samedi, but rolled up pant leg is typically a reference to Azaka, or Papa Zaka.
Painting of a black tree, blue pool with branches coming out, and red background
Passerby, Raphael Soyer, etching
Christo, Annie Leibovitz, Cibachrome print