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- Shooter, Dallas County, AL (2007)
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- Venus, Perry County, AL (2009)
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- Horseman, Perry County, AL (2017)
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- Warning, Dallas County, AL (2017)
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- Painted bus and dog, Dallas County, AL (2006)
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- Girl with barrettes, Autauga County, AL (2017)
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- Ticket booth, Dallas County, AL (2007)
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- Prom, Perry County, AL (2017)
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- Deer head and painting, Perry County, AL (2018)
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- Lunch meat, 99 cents, Selma, AL (2011)
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- Boy and dog, Perry County. AL (2010)
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- Jesus is Lord, Dallas County, AL (2009)
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Artist’s Statement
I am a strong believer in place, and how a region, community and a home will shape who you are. The place I know, where I was raised, is the Black Belt region of the American South. It is how I was raised, as a Southerner and as a Jew in a small southern town, instilled with belief in family and tradition that motivates me to document the place I call home.
Born in Selma, AL, Jerry Siegel is a photographer living in Atlanta, GA, and working throughout the Southeast. Siegel focuses his work in the traditions of documentary and portrait photography. His work in the Black Belt region of Alabama was recently published by the Georgia Museum of Art. This monograph, Black Belt Color, focuses on the unique, cultural landscape of the Black Belt region. His first monograph, Facing South, Portraits of Southern Artists, was published by the University of Alabama Press in 2011, and features portraits of 100 Southern artists.