House of Dance and Feathers
Subtitle: A Museum by Ronald Lewis
Publisher: University of New Orleans Publishing
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780970619075
Subjects: Social sciences; Art
Description: Overview: In the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Ronald W. Lewis has assembled a museum to the various worlds he inhabits. Built in 2003, the House of Dance & Feathers represents many New Orleans societies: Mardi Gras Indians, Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, Bone Gangs, and Parade Krewes. More than just a catalogue of the artifacts in the museum, this full-color book is a detailed map of these worlds as experienced by Ronald W. Lewis.