New Grave, Havana, Alabama
William Christenberry
American, 1936–2016

Details
Title
New Grave, Havana, Alabama
Artist/Maker
William Christenberry (American, 1936–2016)
Date
1978
Medium
Dye coupler print
Dimensions
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Credit
Purchase with funds from Robert Yellowlees
Accession #
2014.157
On View
Currently not on view
Christenberry often alluded to cycles of life and death in his elegiac photographs of decaying buildings set against explosively verdant landscapes. In his many photographs of modest rural graves, he confronted mortality and loss directly. Christenberry approached this elaborately festooned grave as a still life in the classical tradition of memento mori. The humble decorations crowding a plot of newly turned earth exude a deeply felt sense of mourning and genuine affection for the recently deceased.
Image Copyright
© (c) William Christenberry
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