About The Book
Driven by both national and personal anxiety about the current divisions in the US, photographer Richard Sharum embarked on a journey through the central ‘spine’ of America. Focusing on a 100 mile-wide corridor down the geographic center of the US encompassing parts of the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas – an area often dismissed as ‘flyover’ country -Sharum spoke to more than 4000 people and took over 14000 photographs.
A wide range of people and cultures inhabit this ‘spine’ of America including Mennonites, Lutherans, Indigenous Americans, Mexican-Americans, farmers with German, Scandinavian or Ukrainian roots and a myriad of others. Publisher’s Info
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About The Artist
Richard Sharum is an editorial and documentary photographer based in the Dallas, Texas area. Mainly focusing on socio-economic or social justice dilemmas concerning the human condition, his work has been regarded as in-depth, up-close and personal. Selected exhibitions have occurred in Kyoto, Japan, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Reggio Emilia, Italy, New York, Boston, Chicago and Dallas. Richard Sharum is represented by The Hulett Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Specifics
Richard Sharum: Spina Americana (Gost Books, 2024). Includes texts by Bill Shapiro and April M Watson. It is the first in a series of books – collectively titled Of Thee I Sing – by Sharum focused on contemporary America. 305 x 225mm, Portrait, 208 pages, 113 images. Link.
