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Chromogenic print by William Christenberry, "Building with False Brick Siding, Warsaw, Alabama,…
Building with False Brick Siding, Warsaw, Alabama
Chromogenic print by William Christenberry, "Building with False Brick Siding, Warsaw, Alabama,…
Chromogenic print by William Christenberry, "Building with False Brick Siding, Warsaw, Alabama," 1974 (printed 1989)

Building with False Brick Siding, Warsaw, Alabama

Artist (American, 1936 - 2016)
Date1974 (printed 1989)
Mediumchromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (8.3 × 12.1 cm)
Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Mat: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of John Robertshaw III, 2016
Object number2016.24.1
DescriptionSmall building with peaked roof at center of composition with prominent leafy tree at left and treeline along back of picture. At right is a long, low building with two windows.
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Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Christenberry often visited family in rural Hale County, a place that has provided the primary inspiration for his work in painting, sculpture, and photography. Particularly drawn to the region’s folk architecture, Christenberry often photographed the same site over the course of several decades. This early view of a modest building is part of a series of photographs that show the structure in decay over the years until it is eventually covered in vegetation.
The photograph was made in Alabama. The photograph was made with a Kodak Brownie camera. See another view of this building taken eight years later [2016.24.2 “Building with False Brick Siding, Warsaw, Alabama,” 1982].

 

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