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Grave, Windy Day, Stewart, Alabama
Grave, Windy Day, Stewart, Alabama
Grave, Windy Day, Stewart, Alabama

Grave, Windy Day, Stewart, Alabama

Artist (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)
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.
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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. 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.
The photograph was made with a Kodak Brownie camera.
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