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Florestine Perrault Collins (1895–1988) was an American professional photographer from New Orleans....

Florestine Perrault Collins was born in 1895 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Florestine Perrault Collins (January 20, 1895 – April 4, 1988) was an American professional photographer from New Orleans.

Florestine Perrault Collins (1895–1988) was an American professional photographer from New Orleans.

Born in 1895, Collins started working for photo studios when she was 14.

American photographer Florestine Perrault Collins navigated the social expectations of her gender and race to give visibility to Black women in New Orleans.

Florestine Perrault Collins

African-American photographer based in New Orleans

Florestine Perrault Collins
Self-portrait, early 1920s
Born	Florestine Marguerite Perrault January 20, 1895 New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	April 4, 1988 Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Known for	Photography
Spouse(s)	Eilert Bertrand, Herbert W. Collins

Florestine Perrault Collins (January 20, 1895 – April 4, 1988) was an American professional photographer from New Orleans.

Collins is noted for having created photographs of African-American clients that "reflected pride, sophistication, and dignity" instead of racial stereotypes.^[1]

Life and career

Born in Louisiana, Collins was one of six children in a strict Catholic family.^[2] She attended public school only until age six, when she was forced to drop out to help bring in family income.

In 1909, Collins began practicing photography at age 14.^[3] Her subject