Texas Southern University on Monday plans to honor the life and legacy of the late Georgia Provost, its iconic alumna known for photographing generations of Houstonians and advocating for educational opportunities.
News of Provost’s death reached communities throughout Houston last week as locals eulogized the “mayor of Third Ward” who shot portraits at Provost Studios, her prominent family business, for decades. She was 85.
Provost graduated from TSU and taught photography there as a professor…