Country music icon Marty Stuart has photographed some of the most famous stars in American music, including several of the greatest performers on the country, bluegrass, rockabilly, and Southern gospel scenes. In Sparkle & Twang, Stuart shares his journey in music and the beloved musicians he encountered along the way—this uniquely American collection includes photographs of such legends as Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe, Dolly Parton, the Staple Singers, and Porter Wagoner.
Sparkle & Twang: An American Musical Odyssey
Photographs by Marty Stuart
January 31–March 31, 2011
CDS Porch and University Galleries
Talk by Marty Stuart
March 2, 7 p.m.
Center for Documentary Studies Auditorium
A companion exhibition, Choctaw Gardens and Beyond: Photographs by Hilda Stuart, will be on view March 2-31. Photography has always been a part of Hilda Stuart’s life. Growing up on a rural Mississippi farm, she began documenting family, church, local landscapes, and social gatherings in the 1940s. During the mid-1950s she worked as an assistant at the George Day Photography Studios in Philadelphia, Mississippi. While Stuart embarked on a career in banking in the 1960s, she never surrendered her camera.
Hilda Stuart’s photographs act as a lens into Mississippi in the third quarter of the twentieth century, focused on her family, prominent political campaigns, and traveling musicians. They are a bridge between the musical and photographic worlds of her son, Marty Stuart, documenting his early musical influences and developing career.
Hilda Stuart will participate in the gallery talk on March 2.
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[...] just be one on one is truly a honor. He has accomplished so much in his life. Singer, Songwriter, Photographer, Producer, Collector, has his own TV show and to top it all, married Connie Smith! What a [...]
[...] just be one on one is truly a honor. He has accomplished so much in his life. Singer, Songwriter, Photographer, Producer, Collector, has his own TV show and to top it all, married Connie Smith! What a [...]
[...] and just be one on one is truly a honor. He has accomplished so much in his life. Singer,Songwriter,Photographer,Producer,Collector,has his own TV show and to top it all, married Connie Smith! What a career,what [...]