Shelby Lee Adams Art
American, b. 1950
Shelby Lee Adams is mainly known for documenting the people, culture and poverty of the Appalachian Mountains. This work was published in three monographs: Appalachian Portraits (1993), Appalachian Legacy (1998) and Appalachian Lives (2003). His poignant photographs are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Fogg Museum at Harvard University and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
(Biography provided by PDNB Gallery)
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Hog Killing - Appalachia, Family, South, Black and White, Documentary
By Shelby Lee Adams
Located in Denton, TX
Hog Killing by Shelby Lee Adams is a black and white photograph of as Appalachian family posing around freshly killed pig, in the process of cleaning the animal to later be eaten.
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1990s Contemporary Shelby Lee Adams Art
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Silver Gelatin
Jacobs Girls
By Shelby Lee Adams
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Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print margin and verso.
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Hog Killing
By Shelby Lee Adams
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Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print margin and verso.
Born in 1950, American photographer Shelby Lee Adams is mainly known for documenting the people...
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1990s Contemporary Shelby Lee Adams Art
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Brothers at Bother's and Mother's Grave
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Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print margin and verso.
Born in 1950, American photographer Shelby Lee Adams is mainly known for documenting the people...
Category
1990s Contemporary Shelby Lee Adams Art
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Silver Gelatin
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