Richard Misrach: Petrochemical America
A poetic documentation of the communities and land around Cancer Alley, an industrial corridor stretching from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, the location of more than a hundred petrochemical refineries.
![Color photograph of a still lake containing broken-off tree stumps and surrounded by greenery](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/18-Batture-1135x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Batture, North of Port Allen, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]
![Color photograph of a white crucifix with attached figure of Christ rising above smaller graves with power plant buildings in the background](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RM-CA-034-1134x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Holy Rosary Cemetery and Union Carbide Complex, Taft, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a decrepit trailer home on stilts standing above a shore filled with trash](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Abandoned-Trailerhome1-1137x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Abandoned Trailer Home, Mississippi River, near Dow Chemical Plant, Plaquemine, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]
![Color photograph of a water-filled ditch before a wide grassy meadow with a single cow on the horizon](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/49-HelicopterReturning-1201x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Helicopter Returning From Deep Water Horizon Spill, Venice, Louisiana, 2010
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a simple white clapboard church with two low square belltowers](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/13-BaptistChurch-1141x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Baptist Church, River Road, St. James, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]
![Color photograph of two birds sitting in the branches of a dead tree amid broken off stumps in standing water](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/17-CypressSwamp1-1151x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Cypress Tree, Alligator Bayou, 1998
pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]
![Color photograph of a woman peering through a light-filled window in a foyer](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RM-CA-008-1142x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Tour Guide, Nottoway Plantation, White Castle, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a white room with Neo-Classical detailing containing a beige sofa and dark wooden grand piano](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/6-NottowayPlantation-1141x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Nottoway Plantation, Interior, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a chain-link fence and ajar gate in standing water through a gray-green haze](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/35-HazardousWaste-1139x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Hazardous Waste Containment Site, Dow Chemical Corporation, Plaquemine, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a large leafy plant running along a water-filled ditch in front of a haze-covered power plant](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RM-CA-022-1138x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Roadside Vegetation and Orion Refining Corporation, Good Hope, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]
![Color photograph of a person standing on a shore of an industrial waterway with a passing cargo ship and power plant on the horizon](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RM-CA-027-1141x900.jpg)
Richard Misrach, Night Fishing, near Bonnet Carré Spillway, Louisiana, 1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a still lake containing broken-off tree stumps and surrounded by greenery](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/18-Batture.jpg?fit=675%2C535&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachBatture, North of Port Allen, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]
![Color photograph of a white crucifix with attached figure of Christ rising above smaller graves with power plant buildings in the background](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RM-CA-034.jpg?fit=675%2C536&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachHoly Rosary Cemetery and Union Carbide Complex, Taft, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a decrepit trailer home on stilts standing above a shore filled with trash](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Abandoned-Trailerhome1.jpg?fit=675%2C534&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachAbandoned Trailer Home, Mississippi River, near Dow Chemical Plant, Plaquemine, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]
![Color photograph of a water-filled ditch before a wide grassy meadow with a single cow on the horizon](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/49-HelicopterReturning.jpg?fit=675%2C506&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachHelicopter Returning From Deep Water Horizon Spill, Venice, Louisiana
2010
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a simple white clapboard church with two low square belltowers](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/13-BaptistChurch.jpg?fit=675%2C533&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachBaptist Church, River Road, St. James, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]
![Color photograph of two birds sitting in the branches of a dead tree amid broken off stumps in standing water](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/17-CypressSwamp1.jpg?fit=675%2C528&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachCypress Tree, Alligator Bayou
1998
pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]
![Color photograph of a woman peering through a light-filled window in a foyer](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RM-CA-008.jpg?fit=675%2C532&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachTour Guide, Nottoway Plantation, White Castle, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a white room with Neo-Classical detailing containing a beige sofa and dark wooden grand piano](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/6-NottowayPlantation.jpg?fit=675%2C533&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachNottoway Plantation, Interior, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a chain-link fence and ajar gate in standing water through a gray-green haze](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/35-HazardousWaste.jpg?fit=675%2C533&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachHazardous Waste Containment Site, Dow Chemical Corporation, Plaquemine, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]
![Color photograph of a large leafy plant running along a water-filled ditch in front of a haze-covered power plant](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RM-CA-022.jpg?fit=675%2C534&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachRoadside Vegetation and Orion Refining Corporation, Good Hope, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]
![Color photograph of a person standing on a shore of an industrial waterway with a passing cargo ship and power plant on the horizon](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RM-CA-027.jpg?fit=675%2C532&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Richard MisrachNight Fishing, near Bonnet Carré Spillway, Louisiana
1998
pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]