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Artwork Facts
William Christenberry
b. 1936
Church between Greensboro and Marion, Alabama, 1973
1984
dye-transfer print, 8/25
3 x 5 inches
Museum purchase with contributions from Spectrum 2007 - Dr. and Mrs. John S. Adams, Mr. Jimmy Adams, Verina Baxter and Sam Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Bogo, Mr. Fletcher Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Hacker Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Charman, Mr. Gary Chazen, Mrs. Hedy Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Piet Dossche, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Faulkner, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Frierson, Mr. and Mrs. Zan Guerry, Mrs. Ruth S. Holmberg, Mr. and Mrs. Lowery Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Olan Mills, II, Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Mosely, Mr. Paul Neely, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Pregulman, Mr. Mark Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. J. Taylor Stein, Mr. and Mrs. Argil Wheelock
2007.12.2
Not on view
Analysis
This photograph is one of a series created by contemporary artist William Christenberry that depict an increasingly familiar scene of fading Southern communities evidenced by decaying roadside structures. Alabama native Christenberry often focuses his art on his native region. His use of photography is inspired by Walker Evans documentations of the social and cultural landscape.
