Grave, Windy Day, Stewart, Alabama
Artist
William Christenberry
(American, 1936 - 2016)
Date1964 (printed 1989)
Mediumchromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 3 × 3 in. (7.6 × 7.6 cm)
Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of John Robertshaw III, 2016
Object number2016.24.7
DescriptionImage is difficult to read but is dominated by an odd-looking tree at center with prominent trunk, flanked by the canopies of other trees at left and right. Under central tree is a steep, dirt landscape. At left is a tombstone with what appears to be an elaborate, arched floral display.eMuseum Notes
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. While visiting family gravesites or
admiring the distinctive architecture of the county’s old churches, the artist
often photographed tombstones and homemade grave markers, a tribute to the
faith and ingenuity of country people.
On View
Not on view
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1748 (printed 1807-1835)
Walker Evans
1936 (printed 1971)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1769 (printed 1807-1835)