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.
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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
Brothers at Bother's and Mother's Grave
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Jacobs Girls
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Hog Killing
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Category
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Materials
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