Kentucky Captured: Photographs Inspired by the Bluegrass State

David Graham American, born 1952
Graveyard, Clermont, KY, 1983
Chromogenic print
8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm.)
Lent by University of Louisville
Photographic Archives

Doris Ulmann American, 1882 - 1934
Untitled, about 1930
Platinum print
10 × 12 in. (25.4 × 30.5 cm.)
Lent by University of Louisville
Photographic Archives

Ralph Eugene Meatyard American, 1925 - 1972
Untitled, 1970
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (24.1 × 29.1 cm.)
Lent by University of Louisville
Photographic Archives

William Gedney
American, 1932 - 1989
Kentucky, 1972
Gelatin silver print
11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm.)
Lent by University of Louisville
Photographic Archives

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Dates: March 12 – July 17, 2016
Location: Temporary Exhibitions Gallery, South Building
South gallery

Curated by: Elizabeth Reilly and Marcy Werner

Kentucky Captured surveys the many ways in which the Bluegrass State has inspired photographers in the twentieth century. This exhibition, selected exclusively from the University of Louisville Photographic Archives, is a travelogue stretching from urban to rural landscapes, backyards to graveyards, and from portraits to street photography. Bringing together Kentucky photographers and those from outside the state, the exhibition illustrates how the essence of Kentucky has influenced the photographer’s eye.