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May Issue 2008
McKissick Museum in Columbia, SC, Offers
Works by David Gelin
The University of South Carolina's McKissick
Museum in Columbia, SC, will present the exhibition, Barbecue
Joints & The Good Folks Who Own Them, featuring photographs
by David Gelin, on view from May 10 through July 19, 2008.
Whether it is drizzled with mustard, drenched in sauce or soaked
in vinegar, barbecue is a Southern tradition. Drawn from the companion
book, BBQ Joints: Stories and Secret Recipes from the Barbecue
Belt, the exhibit will feature more than 40 original photographs
by author and photographer Gelin, who traveled from the Carolinas
to Texas studying the cultural and traditional significance of
barbecue.
The black-and-white and color images and text take visitors on a visual journey through the heart of barbecue country, where barbecue traditions are steeped in family and occupational lore.
"Gelin's work is not a celebration of barbecue alone: His work reaches much deeper," said Saddler Taylor, curator of folk life at McKissick. "His photography communicates the intimacy and passion shared by the people keeping these traditions vibrant and relevant."
McKissick has a long history of celebrating Southern culture and folk life. In 2002, the museum collaborated on the documentary, Southern Stews. The film, directed by Stan Woodward, examined several of the South's major culinary traditions, including stew and barbecue. The McKissick Museum Folklife Resource Center strives to preserve Southern tradition and culture not only through exhibitions and films but also through publications and demonstrations.
McKissick is the only Columbia museum to offer free regular admission. Located on the university's historic Horseshoe, the museum features two permanent collections and a number of rotating temporary exhibits and provides educational and cultural programming.
For further info check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Museum at 803/777-7251 or visit (www.cas.sc.edu/mcks).
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