Christenberry: Reconstruction: The Art of William Christenberry [Paperback]

Trudy Wilner Stack (Author), William Christenberry (Photographer)

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Documenting the 35-year career of William Christenberry, an internationally recognized Southern mixed-media artist and photographer, this lavishly produced exhibition catalog provides the first survey of the artist's entire oeuvre: drawings, paintings, sculpture, and environmental installations as well as photographs. The artist's fascination with rural Alabama is explored through a keen awareness of the passage of time, marked by a social consciousness untinged by nostalgia. Included is his epic Klan Room, a tableau both haunting and eerily beautiful. The works are presented in 155 color plates, while biographical and critical essays by Center for Creative Photography curator Wilner Stack and Allen Tullos (American studies, Emory Univ.) provide a context for understanding the man and his art. A checklist, chronology, exhibition history, and extensive bibliography complete the volume. Highly recommended for photography, fine arts, and regional collections.?Heidi Winston, NYPL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878058575
• ISBN-13: 978-0878058570
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,915,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A visual treat!, April 6, 1999

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Ralph Farabee ([e-mail]) (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christenberry: Reconstruction: The Art of William Christenberry (Hardcover)

A visual treat. The artist has captured the look and feel of rural Alabama. Whether it is a photograph, assemblage, painting or drawing, there is a basic truth and honesty to these works.They evoke the time from the depression to the present in a haunting and beautiful way. Mr, Christenberry is indeed a poet.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid Introduction to Christenberry's Work, October 1, 2002

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christenberry: Reconstruction: The Art of William Christenberry (Hardcover)

This book was published as the monograph to a traveling national exhibition on William Christenberry which was curated by the Center for Creative Photography's curator of photography, Trudy Wilner Stack, back in 1996. It is a splendid introduction to Christenberry's work. Through his photography, sculpture and painting, Christenberry has explored the South's rural manmade landscape and its tortured psychological landscape, focusing in on the Ku Klux Klan. Working in color, Christenberry comes across as a latter day Walker Evans, showing much empathy and respect for the culture he depicts in his photographs, with, of course, a notable exception for the Ku Klux Klan. Anyone interested in seeing a fine introduction to Christenberry's work should look no further.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent homage to a superlative artist, June 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Christenberry: Reconstruction: The Art of William Christenberry (Hardcover)

As unique and genuine an artist as America has produced, Christenberry receives admirable attention in this work. The depth and breadth of his talent is showcased, with attention paid to all of the mediums he employs: painting, sculpture, and photography. Southerners will especially appreciate the evocative quality that rings through these pieces, but their appeal is not limited to art enthusiasts from that region alone. The gravity of the work has a wide appeal.