Dancers at Picnic, 1967 photograph by George Mitchell

Description: This photo was taken by George Mitchell in 1967 during the summer Mitchell made field recordings of Otha Turner, R.L. Burnside, and others in the North Mississippi Hill Country. Photograph is matted, titled, and hand-signed by George Mitchell. Photo: 15 x 10 inwith Matte: 20 in x 16 in The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, Inc. non-profit organization exists to enhance appreciation and educate the general public about the native art form of North Mississippi Hill Country blues music through performance, preservation, and interpretation. To learn more about the picnic and 2022 tickets, visit https://nmshillcountrypicnic.com About the Photographs Photographer George Mitchell, a long-time supporter of the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, has generously donated the photographs available in this auction to support the Picnic. These photographs are the exact matted photographs on display in the 2013 Mississippi Museum of Arts exhibit. Any amount over the minimum bid is eligible for a tax donation. We look forward to the unique opportunity for members of the family of the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic to own one of these photographs and support the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic! In 1967 George Mitchell traveled to Mississippi, where he searched for then unrecorded blues musicians including R. L. Burnside, Jessie Mae Hemphill, and Othar Turner. From Mitchell's fieldwork many others discovered the region and its distinctive style of blues. Intimate, without posturing or pandering, these photographs provide a raw, authentic look at African American blues musicians, their families, and their stomping grounds in the Mississippi Hill Country at a time when blues music remained a lively, though waning, part of their community and blues musicians were viewed with respect and pride. In 2013 Mitchell released the book Mississippi Hill Country Blues 1967. Corresponding to the book release the Mississippi Museum of Art presented Mississippi Hill Country Blues: Photographs by George Mitchell, an exhibition of 75 black and white photographs. The exhibition was on view June 29 through September 8, 2013, at the Museum.

Price: 300 USD

Location: Potts Camp, Mississippi

End Time: 2025-01-20T16:36:38.000Z

Shipping Cost: 30 USD