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Shelby Lee Adams
was born in Hazard, a small town in eastern Kentucky. Although he grew
up in the back seat of his father's car, moving from place to place,
he settled near Hot Spot, living with his grandparents while he attended
high school. Trapped between the worlds of country and town kids, Adams
never fit in, immersing himself in photography books and anything affiliated
with the arts.
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It wasn't until he left Kentucky and attended
the Cleveland Institute of Art that he understood the lessons he learned
from the country people. Finally surrounded by artists, he experienced
a complete culture shock, rejecting his Appalachian upbringing, telling
people he was from Cincinnati. Embarrassed by his past, Adams stayed
away from Hazard and his family, searching for a new identity. By the
second year in college, Adams was exposed to the Farm Security Administration
photographers who were sent to the South to document people who were
living in hardship. Although initially defensive about the FSA work,
Adams submerged himself in documentary books, showing them to his family
on a summer visit. His uncle, a county doctor, took him on house calls
to meet people similar to the ones in the books. More than twenty five
years later, Shelby Lee Adams is still visiting these people, returning
year after year, documenting their lives. |
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Selected Comments: |
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gotta love them scrapies - ye-haw I reckon we can make ya squeal boy, mmhmm squeal real good out of pleasure. - :D it's like growing up in prunedale! - just me What I hate in you Are the reflections I see Hiding inside me - Haikuku I thought it was an ad for CALVIN KLEIN'S new fragrance... REPULSION .....the fragrance that lingers longer than he does... - 7T'sSoFla "I was born and raised in the mouth of a Hazard Hollow." - The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore Porn! I mean, lookit that there fine piece uh swine! - YouKnowYou'reARedneck C'mon Granny...gimme kiss !!! - Hot Diggety Texas Chainsaw Project? Blair Witch Massacre? - The Youth of America Strange sort of bondage instrument on the little girl !! - Dahmernatrix Little Bobbie Jo was always running into things so we outfitted her with this cool bumper. - Rubber Bobbie Baby Bumper How about a little BACON...Dr. Atkins ???? - Miami Mike |
| ART! |
| (30 Votes- 83% Art, 17% Porn) |
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