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The South in photographs. (artistic pictures taken from Savannah, GA)

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From: The Magazine Antiques
Date: 19960701
Author:Ledes, Allison Eckardt

An exhibition depicting the rustic scenery of Savannah, GA, will be shown in the High Museum of Art Folk Art and Photography Galleries in Atlanta, GA. The exhibition includes a collection of 200 photographs and art works. The art exhibit is entitled 'Picturing the South: 1860 to the Present'.

Comparing the city of Savannah, Georgia, to its northern counterparts William Makepeace Thackeray described it as "a tranquil old city, wide-streeted, tree-planted, with a few cows and carriages toiling through the sandy road, a few happy negroes sauntering here and there, a red river with a ...

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