Visual Storytelling + Archiving
In addition to supporting our clients in storytelling through copywriting and content curation, Bridge and Ladder works on select visual storytelling and archiving projects in support of capturing and codifying oral histories to share, accompanying them with visuals to amplify their impact. Specifically, photographs and other physical artifacts..
For us, archiving is art.
We believe in the value and importance of words.. — We also believe a picture can be worth 1,000 of them.
While many of are archving endeavors are a part of private/personal collections, those available for view can be found below.
From Dusk to Dawn: The Fannye Pierre Project
From Dusk to Dawn: The Fannye Pierre Project is a digital archive and visual storytelling initiative that recounts the history of The Dawn Bar & Casino, a 1940s Harlem-based bar, casino and hotel.
Co-founded by siblings, Fannye Pierre and Charlie Moore, The Dawn was home to top artists, entertainers and entrepreneurs of the time.
The digital archive is available now, for view by password holders. It highlights select images from the full exhibit.
The full exhibit — which will include other physical and audio assets — is anticipated to be on view in the US and Europe in 2024.
A subset of the exhibit is currently on display in Brooklyn, NY Tuesday-Thursday from 5:30pm to 12am and Friday/Saturday from 5:30pm ET-2am as a part of a semi-permanent artists’ residency at Drink Lounge (786 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11238).
For more information about the exhibit, email s h p @ bridge and ladder dot com.
Al Henriques: A Personal History
Created in celebration of his 96th birthday, this asset was curated from the New York based artist and architect’s personal photos spanning ~1924-2021.
They showcase his experiences, inclusive of WWII military service as a part of a segregated unit in the US Army supporting the Red Tails — and his professional career as one of the very few licensed architects of color in the US in the 1950s.
Albert Henriques is currently living in Brooklyn, New York and hopes to live to 100 years. His artwork is currently being archived for inclusion on the Bridge and Ladder site.
