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Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012

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May 3 – June 1, 2013

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

LANGE, Dorothea
Greenville, Mississippi, 1938
10 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches
Gelatin silver print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

SEKAER, Peter
Untitled (Brothel, New Orleans), c.1936-37
6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1936-37

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

SEKAER, Peter
Billboard, Amarillo, Texas, 1939
6 1/2 x 9 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1939

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

SEKAER, Peter
Men's Room, Atlanta, 1936
5 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1936

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

BURKE, Bill
Lewis, Vote, Kool, Valley View, Kentucky, 1976
19 x 16 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed 1977

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

GEDNEY, William
Kentucky, 1972
6 3/4 x 10 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed 1973

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

GEDNEY, William
Kentucky, 1972
6 3/4 x 10 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1972

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

SEKAER, Peter
Untitled, c.1936
5 x 8 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed later

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

NEWMAN, Arnold
Billboards, West Palm Beach, FL, 1940
16 x 20 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed later

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

CHRISTENBERRY, William
Church, Newbern, Alabama, 1982
17 1/2 x 22 inches
Chromogenic print; printed 1982

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

FRANK, Robert
Tennessee, 1955
11 x 14 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed 1970s

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

ABBOTT, Berenice
Rollerskating under tent, Georgia, 1954
10 x 8 inches
Gelatin silver print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

SEKAER, Peter
Corner Toughs, Sunday Afternoon, New Orleans, 1936
6 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1936

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

FRANCK, Robert
Cafe-Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955-56
8 x 11 7/8 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed late 1960s

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

MEATYARD, Ralph Eugene
Untitled, 1961
6 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1961

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

EGGLESTON, William
Greenwood, Mississippi, 1973
44 x 60 inches
Pigment print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

BURTYNSKY, Edward
Oil Spill #10, Oil Slick, Gulf of Mexico, 2010
39 x 52 inches
Chromogenic print; printed 2010

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

MEYEROWITZ, Joel
The South, Date unknown
20 x 24 inches
Chromogenic print; printed 1990

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

FRANK, Robert
Teenagers in Tennessee - They Drive the Car, 1950
8 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches
Gelatin silver print, printed c.1950

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

MEATYARD, Ralph Eugene
The Old South #2, c.1954-55
10 x 8 inches
Gelatin silver print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

EGGLESTON, William
Memphis, Tennessee (green tile shower), 1972
20 x 16 inches
Vintage dye transfer print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

ALLISON, Caroline
|TVA Kingston Fossil Plant, 2011
30 x 40 inches
Archival digital chromogenic print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

ALLISON, Caroline
Angel Oak, John's Island, South Carolina, 2012
30 x 40 inches
Archival digital chromogenic print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

KENNEDY, Mickael
New Orleans, 2008
Polaroid

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

KENNEDY, Mickael
Tom, Oak Island, North Carolina, 2007
Polaroid

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

KENNEDY, Mickael
David, Richmond, Virginia, 2008
Polaroid

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

KENNEDY, Mickael
Lower Ninth, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2008
Polaroid

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

LVOFF, Sophie
Delachaise Street (Heavy Chevy), 2012
20 x 24 inches
Archival digital chromogenic print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

WILKINS, Joshua Black
Huntsville, Alabama, 2008
20 x 16 inches
Archival digital chromogenic print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

EVANS, Walker
Houses and Billboards, Atlanta, 1936
8 x 10 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed later

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

EVANS, Walker
Washstand in the dog run and kitchen of Floyd Burroughs' cabin. Hale County, Alabama, 1936
10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed later

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

DOTI, JR
Where We're Not Allowed, Graceland, 2011
30 x 40 inches
Archival digital chromogenic print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

WILKINS, Joshua Black
Untitled, 2008
16 x 16 inches
Archival digital chromogenic print

Scenes from the South 1936 - 2012 2013 Howard Greenberg Gallery

FRIEDLANDER, Lee
Kentucky, 1977
11 x 14 inches
Gelatin silver print; printed later

Press Release

Scenes from the South, 1936-2012, an exhibition of thirty photographs interweaving historical and contemporary images made in the American South over more than 75 years, will be on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery from May 9 through June 1, 2013. The exhibition will present work by artists including Berenice Abbott, Bill Burke, Edward Burtynsky, William Christenberry, Bruce Davidson, William Eggleston, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, William Gedney, Dorothea Lange, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Peter Sekaer, and emerging artists Caroline Allison, Mikael Kennedy, Joshua Black Wilkins, and J.R. Doty. The exhibition is curated by Susan Sherrick, an independent curator based in Nashville.