This exhibition celebrates the black and white photograph created by traditional film.  The African American way of life inspired photographers Kendall Messick to focus on Corapeake, NC and Jeanne Ashe to focus on Daufuskie Island, SC. Born in Memphis, Ernest Withers had a unique passion for music and often turned his lens to Beale Street to photograph early performances of such music celebrities as Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin. Jack Spencer is perhaps best known for his series Native Soul that features deep sepia tones combined with deep-South imagery: the humid bayou country, horses, and the everyday man of the Mississippi River Delta. In 1999, they became the subject of his first book also entitled “Native Soil.” The historic sports battle of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle is explored through the lens of James Karales.  The exhibition will feature over 20 images, many iconic, that explore Americana through black and white rectangular formats.

The exhibition will include selected works by James Karales, Jack Spencer, Kendall Messick, Ernest Withers, and Jeanne Ashe.