September 25, 2015 - State Fair: A Top Photojournalist’s Odyssey through Fairs in Ten States
On loan from the Briscoe Center for American History, State Fair: A Top Photojournalist’s Odyssey through Fairs in Ten States will open on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in the Fay Allison Gallery of the M.P. Baker Library of Panola College.
State Fair is a visual distillation of Arthur Grace’s photographic odyssey through fairs in ten states—California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia. Time and again, regardless of geographic location, Grace’s images deftly capture the strange mixture of the traditional, the kitsch, and the off-the-wall that is unique to these annual gatherings, which began as a celebration of rural American life and have evolved into super-sized extravaganzas. The exhibit is free and will be open to the public until November 5, 2015. The exhibit coincides with the Texas State Fair at Fair Park in Dallas September 25th – October 18th and the Panola College Fall Frolic on October 14th.
State Fair is the first exhibit displayed on campus from the Briscoe Center for American History. Named for former governor of Texas, Dolph Briscoe, the Center has five divisions, located in four different regions of Texas with each serving a unique purpose. Besides, the Center’s primary facility on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, there are also three museums in Bonham, Uvalde, and Round Top. The museums offer programs, exhibits, and tours for the general public as well as online and traveling exhibits. For more information about the center, visit www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php.
