Image credit: John Nation - “This is a four minute time exposure and the heron stood there the entire time.”
River of Life
Afloat has partnered with the Louisville Free Public Library to develop River of Life: Cities and Towns Along the Mighty Ohio.
This video is a virtual preview of the exhibit "River of Life" that is being developed for the Louisville Free Public Library's Bernheim Gallery. The exhibit will be open when the library resumes normal operations.
Until then, please enjoy the real river.
Video created by Male High School Students on the Belleload of Knowledge Boat tour, September 22nd, 2019.
AFLOAT 2020 | new inspirations
Check out the latest news, events, and exhibitions that continue our celebration of the Ohio River and the inspiration of Harlan and Anna Hubbard.
afloat: an ohio river way of life
Inspired by the life, art, writing and environmentalism of Harlan Hubbard (1900-1988), several museums, galleries and academic institutions have coordinated in focusing in the year 2019 on the Ohio River. The shared purpose of this mutually supportive group is to call attention to the River, its beauty, needs, and unmet potential.
Banner Photo: Wes Modes shantyboat on the Ohio River in Louisville, 2019
Harlan Hubbard Constructing his Shantyboat, 1944
Black and white photograph,
Contributed by John Morgan
to the Ohio River Portrait Project, 1990PH2
Kentucky Historical Society
Anna Hubbard at shantyboat (with bicycle) in dry dock with snow, 1944
Black and white photograph,
Contributed by John Morgan
to the Ohio River Portrait Project, 1990PH2
Kentucky Historical Society
Harlan and Anna Hubbard’s Shantyboat at Fort Thomas, Ky., 1944
Black and white photograph,
Contributed by John Morgan
to the Ohio River Portrait Project, 1990PH2
Kentucky Historical Society
