Adams, Shelby Lee, 1950-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1950
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Shelby Lee Adams collection
Collection
Identifier: AG 257
Abstract
Photographic materials, including polaroids, published books and magazine features, along with audiovisual recordings created by photographer Shelby Lee Adams (b. 1950). Mostly consisting of subjects from his native state of Kentucky, in rural isolated hollows tucked in the mountain terrain, Adams documents the people often ignored by the majority of society with solemn, starkly lit, yet intimate portraits. Books include those published of Lee’s work: Appalachian...
Dates:
1987-2018