Edited by
Myers, Kerry, American
Subject of
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
Billy Cannon, American, 1937 - 2018
Waselchuk, Lori, American
Date
2009
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (27 × 21 cm)
Description
The March/April 2009 issue of The Angolite magazine from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The magazine cover features a full-page black-and-white image of Billy Cannon playing football in college with the headline "Angola's All American." The magazine has eighty-four (84) pages. Articles included in the magazine are about the prioner volunteer hospice program at Angola, How Billy Cannon came to be a dentist at the prison, and an article about children reuniting with their incarcerated parents. The back of the magazine has an advertisement for the exhibit "Grace Before Dying," about the prisoner volunteer hospice program.
Place printed
West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Art
Funeral customs and rites
Health
Journalism
Mass media
Prisons
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lori Waselchuk
Object number
2018.54.3
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd511823667-d082-42ef-ade1-90b288a9cd87

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