Date of Award
2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Photographic Preservation and Collections Management
First Advisor
Sophie Hackett
Second Advisor
Mike Robinson
Abstract
Within the United States, the American South can be perceived as its own entity. From the arts to Southern cuisine, the South commands attention with its own history, myths and culture. Within the history of photography, Walker Evans's photographs of Alabama are arguably some of the most culturally significant images taken of the state and its residents. This thesis investigates how photographs of Alabama are collected in the same locality. By examining the collecting practices of four Alabama institutions in regards to photographs in general, and Walker Evans specifically, this case study will expand on the question of how photographs, in a Southern cultural context, work to create a sense of place and attachment to local geography.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Mallory Lapointe, "Collecting locally : Walker Evans's photographs of Alabama in Alabama institutions" (2010). Theses and dissertations. Paper 1000.
http://digitalcommons.ryerson.ca/dissertations/1000