Fonville Winans’ Louisiana (2016)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-10-21
Duration: 00:06:26
Subjects: Authors | Winans, Fonville | Photographers | Politics | Vetter, Cyril E. | Political campaigns | Perez, Leander, 1891-1969
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Spires, Kelly Producer
- Vetter, Cyril Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 21, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kelly Spires’ interview with Cyril Vetter, the author of “Fonville Winans’ Louisiana: Politics, People, and Places.” He discusses: Fonville Winans’ role as the official state photographer in Louisiana from the 1940s through the 1960s; why his work is important; his political portraits; his skill in capturing the essence of his subjects; his portrait of Leander Perez; his photographs of political campaigns; and the people and places captured by Winans.