These photographs perfectly capture the spirit of the South. Jack Leigh realized early on that he made different photos when he was home in Georgia and South Carolina, and has spent 25 years exploring his bonds to this land. Mystery, tranquility, solitude and community all play a part. It's difficult to clearly explain the creative process. Her visual ideas begin as words on paper, only then taking on a sense of place and shape.
Great portraiture brings the sitter's inner self to the surface.
New Yorker artist Saul Steinberg took a shortcut. From 1959 to 1963, he drew faces on paper-bag masks for his friends, who wore them while posing for photographer Inge Morath. His third wife, Joanna, shared his last 14 years as lover, wife and assistant, and writes movingly of the hard-driving, demanding artist who reinvented himself several times throughout his career. Memories will be revived for oldsters, and youngsters will have questions about these photographs, which could make for some interesting family conversations. Dignity, compassion, pride, humor and art resonate through these pages.