Biography
Joséphine Sacabo lives and works mostly in New Orleans, where she has been strongly influenced by the unique ambience of the city. She is a native of Laredo, Texas, and was educated at Bard College, New York. Previous to coming to New Orleans, she lived and worked extensively in France and England. Her earlier work was in the photo-journalisitic tradition, influenced by Robert Frank, Josef Koudelka, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. She now works in a very subjective, introspective style. She uses poetry as the genesis of her work and lists poets as her most important influences, among them Rilke, Baudelaire, Pedro Salinas, Vincente Huiobro, and Juan Rulfo.

Awards
1983 Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, 1st Prize
1984 Louisiana Photography Fellowship
1985 New Orleans Academy of the Fine Arts, Best of Show
1986 Louisiana State University, Best of Show
1994 Artist in Residence Ecole National de la Photographie, Arles
1996 Workshop Director, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles

Selected Collections
Historic New Orleans Collection
Houston Museum of Fine Arts
New Orleans Museum of Art
Witfliff Collection of Southwestern and Mexican Art, San Marcos, Texas
Art Institute of Chicago
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
George Eastman House
Library of Congress
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Museum of Photographic Art, San Diego
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Whitney Museum of American Art