About the book
The Cruel Radiance of the Obvious, The 2011 Photography Issue
Tom Rankin, Guest Editor
Our second Photography issue features full-color photographs by William Eggleston, William Christenberry, and much more.
CONTENTS
Front Porch
by Harry L. Watson
“It requires very special talent to make great photographs, and those who have it are among our finest artists.”
The Cruel Radiance of the Obvious
by Tom Rankin
“Photography in its finest and most decisive moments is about those tired or ignored or unseen parts of our lives, the mundane and worn paths that sit before us so firmly that we cease to notice. It is, we might say, about rebuilding our sight in the face of blindness, of recovering our collective vision.”
American Studies
by Michael Carlebach
“Many years ago I concluded that for me truth and beauty, and perhaps wit and wisdom as well, are more likely to reside in what is ordinary and seemingly insignificant. This is, perhaps, a sideways look at America and American culture, but it is one that can produce moments that describe us all, but without makeup and bereft of a spokesperson.”
Mapping The Democratic Forest
The Postsouthern Spaces of William Eggleston
by Ben Child
“When the color photographs of William Eggleston first appeared at the Museum of Modern Art in 1976, the boldness of Eggleston’s palette and his disregard for the conventions of black-and-white photography were shocking; nearly all the major critics were scornful, and Ansel Adams wrote a scathing letter of protest.”
Stereo Propaganda
by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
“In this examination, magic and myth-two of my favorite vehicles-act as buffers to the dominant power structure. It brings together two bodies of collectibles, one personal and one commercial, with the intent of shifting stereotypes about race and southern culture.”
Interview
“Those little color snapshots”: William Christenberry
interviewed by William R. Ferris
“Santa Claus had brought me and my sister a small Brownie camera in the late 1940s, and I just loaded it with color film and went out to that Alabama landscape and began to photograph what caught my eye.”
Heroes of Hell Hole Swamp
Photographs of South Carolina Midwives by Hansel Mieth and W. Eugene Smith
by Dolores Flamiano
“Mieth and Smith shared a belief that photography could bring social change. They viewed Pat Clark and Maude Callen as heroic healers whose stories would inspire racial understanding. Both photographers shot powerful images of the most visceral human experiences: birth, death, sexuality, and disease.”
Women Working
by Susan Harbage Page
“‘Rough. It is rough being a female.'”
Not Forgotten
The Day Is Past and Gone
Family Ph
Editions of Southern Cultures: The Photography Issue
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807852460
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807868409
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890842961
Read an Excerpt
The Cruel Radiance of the Obvious, The 2011 Photography Issue
Tom Rankin, Guest Editor
Our second Photography issue features full-color photographs by William Eggleston, William Christenberry, and much more.
CONTENTS
Front Porch
by Harry L. Watson
“It requires very special talent to make great photographs, and those who have it are among our finest artists.”
The Cruel Radiance of the Obvious
by Tom Rankin
“Photography in its finest and most decisive moments is about those tired or ignored or unseen parts of our lives, the mundane and worn paths that sit before us so firmly that we cease to notice. It is, we might say, about rebuilding our sight in the face of blindness, of recovering our collective vision.”
American Studies
by Michael Carlebach
“Many years ago I concluded that for me truth and beauty, and perhaps wit and wisdom as well, are more likely to reside in what is ordinary and seemingly insignificant. This is, perhaps, a sideways look at America and American culture, but it is one that can produce moments that describe us all, but without makeup and bereft of a spokesperson.”
Mapping The Democratic Forest
The Postsouthern Spaces of William Eggleston
by Ben Child
“When the color photographs of William Eggleston first appeared at the Museum of Modern Art in 1976, the boldness of Eggleston’s palette and his disregard for the conventions of black-and-white photography were shocking; nearly all the major critics were scornful, and Ansel Adams wrote a scathing letter of protest.”
Stereo Propaganda
by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
“In this examination, magic and myth-two of my favorite vehicles-act as buffers to the dominant power structure. It brings together two bodies of collectibles, one personal and one commercial, with the intent of shifting stereotypes about race and southern culture.”
Interview
“Those little color snapshots”: William Christenberry
interviewed by William R. Ferris
“Santa Claus had brought me and my sister a small Brownie camera in the late 1940s, and I just loaded it with color film and went out to that Alabama landscape and began to photograph what caught my eye.”
Heroes of Hell Hole Swamp
Photographs of South Carolina Midwives by Hansel Mieth and W. Eugene Smith
by Dolores Flamiano
“Mieth and Smith shared a belief that photography could bring social change. They viewed Pat Clark and Maude Callen as heroic healers whose stories would inspire racial understanding. Both photographers shot powerful images of the most visceral human experiences: birth, death, sexuality, and disease.”
Women Working
by Susan Harbage Page
“‘Rough. It is rough being a female.'”
Not Forgotten
The Day Is Past and Gone
Family Ph
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Southern Cultures: The Photography Issue about?
The Cruel Radiance of the Obvious, The 2011 Photography Issue
Tom Rankin, Guest Editor
Our second Photography issue features full-color photographs by William Eggleston, William Christenberry, and much more.
CONTENTS
Front Porch
by Harry L. Watson
“It requires very special talent to make great photographs, and those who have it are among our finest artists.”
The Cruel Radiance of the Obvious
by Tom Rankin
“Photography in its finest and most decisive moments is about those tired or ignored or unseen parts of our lives, the mundane and worn paths that sit before us so firmly that we cease to notice. It is, we might say, about rebuilding our sight in the face of blindness, of recovering our collective vision.”
American Studies
by Michael Carlebach
“Many years ago I concluded that for me truth and beauty, and perhaps wit and wisdom as well, are more likely to reside in what is ordinary and seemingly insignificant. This is, perhaps, a sideways look at America and American culture, but it is one that can produce moments that describe us all, but without makeup and bereft of a spokesperson.”
Mapping The Democratic Forest
The Postsouthern Spaces of William Eggleston
by Ben Child
“When the color photographs of William Eggleston first appeared at the Museum of Modern Art in 1976, the boldness of Eggleston’s palette and his disregard for the conventions of black-and-white photography were shocking; nearly all the major critics were scornful, and Ansel Adams wrote a scathing letter of protest.”
Stereo Propaganda
by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier
“In this examination, magic and myth-two of my favorite vehicles-act as buffers to the dominant power structure. It brings together two bodies of collectibles, one personal and one commercial, with the intent of shifting stereotypes about race and southern culture.”
Interview
“Those little color snapshots”: William Christenberry
interviewed by William R. Ferris
“Santa Claus had brought me and my sister a small Brownie camera in the late 1940s, and I just loaded it with color film and went out to that Alabama landscape and began to photograph what caught my eye.”
Heroes of Hell Hole Swamp
Photographs of South Carolina Midwives by Hansel Mieth and W. Eugene Smith
by Dolores Flamiano
“Mieth and Smith shared a belief that photography could bring social change. They viewed Pat Clark and Maude Callen as heroic healers whose stories would inspire racial understanding. Both photographers shot powerful images of the most visceral human experiences: birth, death, sexuality, and disease.”
Women Working
by Susan Harbage Page
“‘Rough. It is rough being a female.'”
Not Forgotten
The Day Is Past and Gone
Family Ph
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Southern Cultures: The Photography Issue?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is Southern Cultures: The Photography Issue and how many pages does it have?
Southern Cultures: The Photography Issue has 128 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Southern Cultures: The Photography Issue?
The University of North Carolina Press
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Southern Cultures: The Photography Issue is available as paperback(ISBN 9780807852460) and ebook(ISBN 9780807868409) and pdf(ISBN 9798890842961)
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