Roadside Architecture

Since coming to Mississippi in 1999, David Wharton has been photographing the social and cultural landscape of the mid-South with an emphasis on rural and small-town life. This photo essay features eighteen of Wharton's photographs taken between 1999 and 2004. Included with the exhibit is Wharton's introductory narrative and a map displaying the locations of his photographs. David Wharton is Director of Documentary Projects and Assistant Professor of Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. He is the author of The Soul of a Small Texas Town: Photographs, Memories, and History from McDade (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000).

Abstract licence: CC BY-ND

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