Enjoy this Curated Conversation with artist RaMell Ross and scholar Scott Matthews. The two explore the history of photography in Hale County Alabama from the early 20th century, including careers of Walker Evans and William Christenberry. Matthews and Ross also speak to Ross’ place within the historical context of documentarians of Hale County and the American South.

This Curated Conversation took place on opening day of Ross’ solo exhibition, “Spell, Time, Practice, American, Body: The Work of RaMell Ross,” on view at Ogden Museum through March 27, 2022.