LIGHTNING AND THUNDER: BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX AND THE GOLDEN EAGLES

An Exhibition Featuring the Photographs of Erika Goldring

On March 23, 2022 the New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrated the debut of an exhibit dedicated to the legacy of Big Chief Monk Boudreaux featuring the photographs of Erika Goldring. The exhibit celebrates the legacy of Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Black masking Indians through a series of colorful and dynamic portraits. For more than fifty years, Big Chief Joseph Pierre "Monk'' Boudreaux has led the Golden Eagles, a Black masking Indian tribe. Last year, he turned eighty, which makes him one of the true elders of the Mardi Gras Indian masking tradition. Erika Molleck Goldring’s portraits show the detailed artistry and eye-catching colors of the Mardi Gras Indians’ suits over the years, serving as an extraordinary archival record.