Whitman, Alabama
This exhibition brings together works of art that grapple with the central themes and ideas in Walt Whitman's (American, 1819-1892) epic poem, "Song of Myself." Its centerpiece is Whitman, Alabama, a project filmmaker Jennifer Crandall embarked upon with a deceptively straightforward...
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| Online Access: | Exhibition labels |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Philadelphia :
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
2019]
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| Summary: | This exhibition brings together works of art that grapple with the central themes and ideas in Walt Whitman's (American, 1819-1892) epic poem, "Song of Myself." Its centerpiece is Whitman, Alabama, a project filmmaker Jennifer Crandall embarked upon with a deceptively straightforward query in mind: Who is America? She has spent the past several years crisscrossing the state of Alabama, seeking out strangers from all walks of life--a judge, high school students, football players, incarcerated people, a pilot mid-flight, a grandmother and granddaughter--and asking for permission to film their ordinary moments. The follow-up request from Crandall was more challenging: whether she might record them leading their lives while they simultaneously read aloud part of Whitman's "Song of Myself." |
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| Item Description: | Electronic companion to the exhibition held February 23-June 9, 2019 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gallery 119. Title from page 1. |
| Physical Description: | 14 pages |
| Format: | System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |