New Orleans Icon Polo Silk Unveils His Legendary Photo Archive

A new exhibition by the city’s most influential photographer chronicles the people, culture, and music of the Big Easy.

For more than three decades, Selwhyn Sthaddeus “Polo Silk” Terrell has been documenting the people of his native New Orleans, preserving their distinctive contributions to music, style, and culture. A singular figure helping to shape the aesthetics o...

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