Working South: Paintings and Sketches by Mary Whyte

by Mary Whyte

Book Overview

In Working South, renowned watercolorist Mary Whyte captures in exquisite detail the essence of vanishing blue-collar professions from across ten states in the American South with sensitivity and reverence for her subjects. From the textile mill worker and tobacco farmer to the sponge diver and elevator operator, Whyte has sought out some of the last remnants of rural and industrial workforces declining or altogether lost through changes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570039674
• ISBN13: 9781570039676
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 11.4"