Frogtown
Subtitle: Photographs and Conversations in an Urban Neighborhood
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: September 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780873513364
Subjects: American history; Photographs: collections; United States - State & Local - General; Pictorial works; Minnesota; Photography; Subjects & Themes - Travel - U.S./Midwest; History: American; USA; Saint Paul; Photoessays & Documentaries; Ethnology; Frogtown (Saint Paul, Minn.); Saint Paul (Minn.); Social life and customs
Description: Frogtown is a discerning portrait of an ethnically mixed neighborhood that lies within the shadow of the Minnesota State Capitol near downtown St. Paul. Wing Young Huie combines 130 compelling black-and-white photographs, some 50 quotes from talks with residents, and his own commentary to produce a powerful depiction of life on Frogtown's streets and front porches, in its kitchens and backyards, stores and churches.

The images are documentary in nature, but the perspective is that of an artist who leaves meanings open to interpretation.