Title: You're Not from Around Here
Subtitle: Photographs of East Tennessee
First published: May 1, 2004
Description: "In trying to gain entry to the interior, private world of Southern Appalachia virtually forgotten by the rest of America, photographer Mike Smith would often hear, upon knocking at a door, "You're not from around here." Despite his "outsider" status, Smith, through these photographs, allows us a rare and intimate glimpse of this unique region of America." "With You're Not From Around Here, Smith joins the ranks of those renowned artists who chronicled the American South - including Walker Evans, William Eggless, William Christenberry, and Eudora Welty - investigating the Southern landscape and unraveling its complexities. After arriving in East Tennessee in 1981 to teach, Smith explored the delicate nuances of life and land that define Southern Appalachia."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Tennessee, description and travel, Landscape photography, Pictorial works, Social conditions