Mobile, Alabama, 2009-2010
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Contains 69 large (24x36 inch) pigmented color inkjet photographs taken by Alex Harris in Mobile, Alabama for a documentary book project co-authored with naturalist Edward O. Wilson, whose childhood was spent in this area of the South. The book is entitled Why We Are Here: Mobile and the Spirit of a Southern City (2012). The prints were part of an exhibit in the Mobile Museum of Art from October 2012-January 2013.
Images include portraits of Mobile citizens from various backgrounds; a football team's practices and prayer circles; women's church groups; Civil War re-enactors; street scenes; Mardi Gras events, including balls and receptions; and landscapes, including images of the Gulf of Mexico and of local and state parklands. Includes a portrait of naturalist E.O. Wilson, kneeling down to look at ants. Titles assigned by photographer.
The 69 prints measure 24x30 inches and were made on an Epson 7900 stylus pro, using Epson ultrachrome hdr inks.
The large format prints are closed to general use. A full set of 69 11x17 inch viewing copies, also pigmented color inkjet prints, are available in a separate box.
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