Since 1983 David Wharton has photographed the twelve states that
define the American South, focusing his attention on rural and
small-town culture, vernacular architecture and landscape, the role
of religion in Southern life, and the relationship between
Southerners, their natural surroundings, and the communities they
have built. "Small Town South" is the result of Wharton's travels
through a region that extends from Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas
in the west to Virginia and the Carolinas in the east, from
Kentucky and Tennessee in the north to Florida in the south, with
Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia forming the region's center in
between.No other photographer has devoted so much time and
attention to recording this distinctive American place. The 115
duotone photographs which serve as the book's core, combined with
the author's insightful text, convey an overall sense of what the
small Southern town has become and looks like during the early
twenty-first century. Wharton organizes his study into thematic
portfolios that address themes such as the intersection of
tradition and modernity, local commemorations of the past, the
omnipresence of the church in town life, the difficulties of making
a living in the New World economy, the look of Main Street, the
display of public murals and memorials, and the iconographic
unfolding of community values.Many have likened Wharton's
photographic eye and approach to the work of other photographic
masters of the South, including Walker Evans, Eudora Welty, William
Christenberry, Shelby Lee Adams, Alex Harris, Rob Amberg, and
Martha A. Strawn. And, just as we turn to those artists to help us
understand and reckon with Southern history and culture, we now can
look to David Wharton as another pioneer photographer of the
Southern small town in all its simplicity and complexity.(See the
publisher's website for further information: http:
//gftbooks.com/books_Wharton.html )
General
Imprint: |
George F. Thompson
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2012 |
First published: |
November 2012 |
Authors: |
David Wharton
|
Dimensions: |
287 x 234 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-938086-09-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Photography & photographs >
General
|
LSN: |
1-938086-09-0 |
Barcode: |
9781938086090 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!