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In Alabama s Black Belt, one generation of artists learns from another
Todd A. Price, The American South
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Artist Andrew McCall, who lives in the Black Belt region, was photographed by University of Alabama student Sam MacDonald for the Black Belt Artist Project. (Courtesy University of Alabama)
Professor Christopher Jordan did not know the Black Belt well when he decided to take his photography students into the field to document the region s artists and crafts makers. What they found were people turning often meagre material into creative masterpieces.
We were struck by the resourcefulness of the artists, Jordan said. ....

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