Gothic Grandeur

Ed Willis Barnett

1964

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School Speed Sign, Aliceville, Alabama, 1964, William Christenberry, chromogenic print
Dr. Martin Luther King holding a press conference following his release from the Birmingham city jail, where he wrote "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" on April 16, 1963, Chris McNair, gelatin silver print
A black and white photograph featuring a close-up view of a school desk. Writings and scratches are prominent against the wood grain of the surface. In the top right corner, is written “George is A good kid sometimes”, on its left is a clock face with one hand on 12 and other on 3. In the center is a blacmark of an oblong L-shaped object.
In this black and white photograph, a young African American girl leans against a dress form and a door surround. She is slightly shorter than the form and wears a short sleeved dress. On the form is a floral patterned skirt and jacket. The room within which the girl and the dress form stand is crowded with other objects—bolts of cloth stacked on a checked cloth covering a pile of things which appear to be resting on a barrel. Through the door surround a small amount of the next room—possibly a hallway—can be seen.