Facing South: Portraits of Southern Artists by Jerry Siegel  June 2–August 18, 2012
Bill L. Harbert Gallery and Gallery C

Opening reception and book signing
    Jerry Siegel and Dennis Harper will present an informal discussion - June 1, 2012  6:00pm


Jerry Siegel's photographic portraits of southern visual artists compose a highly personal survey of some of  the most interesting inhabitants of our region. An Alabama native, Siegel has spent the last 17 years traveling the area to capture the likenesses of artists in their familiar settings. 

Facing South assembles 100 black-and-white and color portraits of Siegel's subjects, including Benny Andrews, Radcliffe Bailey, William Christenberry, Lamar Dodd, Ida Kohlmeyer, Charlie Lucas, Charles Shannon, and Kathryn Windham. 

Expressive, intimate, and evocative, Siegel's body of work offers sensitive insights into the region's creative soul.


WILLIAM EGGELSTON , TENNESSEE 2007

GEORGR DUREAU , LOUISIANA  1996

MOSE TOLLIVER (MOSE T) ALABAMA 1996
JANE ROBBINS KERR, GEORGIA  2006

THORNTON DAIL , ALABAMA 2007

WILLIAM CHRISTENBERRY, ALABAMA  2005

DON ALEXANDER, GEORGIA  1995

MAUDE SCHUYLER CLAY,MISSISSIPPI  2010

LUCY T. PETTWAY , ALABAMA 2003