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Shelby Lee Adams Photography

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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Artist: Shelby Lee Adams
Hog Killing

Hog Killing

By Shelby Lee Adams

Located in Denton, TX

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 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jacobs Girls

Jacobs Girls

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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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1980s Contemporary Shelby Lee Adams Photography

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Hog Killing - Appalachia, Family, South, Black and White, Documentary
Hog Killing - Appalachia, Family, South, Black and White, Documentary

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. G...

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Brothers at Bother's and Mother's Grave

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...

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1990s Contemporary Shelby Lee Adams Photography

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