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Church between Greensboro and Marion, Alabama

1973
(American, 1936–2016)
America
chromogenic process color print (Ektacolor)
Image: 7.9 x 12 cm (3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 25.3 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
Gift of Museum members in 1989 1989.408
Edition: edition of 25
Location: not on view
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As a child Christenberry spent much time in Hale County, Alabama, a rural area in which the effects of the Great Depression could still be felt. In the vein of photographer Walker Evans, who immortalized the poverty-stricken inhabitants of the dust bowl, Christenberry began to document the decay of the buildings within Hale County in subtle, lush, small-format photographs. These structures, though they seem eerily empty, convey lively pasts that belie their current decrepitude.
Church between Greensboro and Marion, Alabama

Church between Greensboro and Marion, Alabama

1973

William Christenberry

(American, 1936–2016)
America

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