In Working South, renowned watercolorist Mary Whyte captures in
exquisite detail the essence of vanishing blue-collar professions
from across ten states in the American South with sensitivity and
reverence for her subjects. From the textile mill worker and
tobacco farmer to the sponge diver and elevator operator, Whyte has
sought out some of the last remnants of rural and industrial
workforces declining or altogether lost through changes in our
economy, environment, technology, and fashion. She shows us a
shoeshine man, a hat maker, an oysterman, a shrimper, a ferryman, a
funeral band, and others to document that these workers existed and
in a bygone era were once ubiquitous across the region.
"When a person works with little audience and few accolades, a
truer portrait of character is revealed," explains Whyte in her
introduction. As a genre painter with skills and intuition honed
through years of practice and toil, she shares much in common with
the dedication and character of her subjects. Her vibrant paintings
are populated by men and women, young and old, black and white to
document the range southerners whose everyday labors go unheralded
while keeping the South in business. By rendering these workers
amid scenes of their rough-hewn lives, Whyte shares stories of the
grace, strength, and dignity exemplified in these images of fading
southern ways of life and livelihood.
Working South includes a foreword by Martha Severens, curator of
the Greenville County Museum of Art in Greenville, South
Carolina.
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