The M.P. Baker Library at Panola College is hosting an exhibition organized by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin, and presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

 

Renowned documentary photographer Russell Lee decided to use photography to impact change in the world. He produced stunning images, focusing on topics such as politics, travel, industry and, most touchingly, the human condition.

 

"Russell Lee Photographs" showcases photographs drawn from the magnificent archive that he donated to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History just prior to his death in 1986. The exhibition offers a rare glimpse at the remarkably accomplished images he produced in 1935 and 1936 when he first took up a camera and goes on to highlight the vast body of important work that Lee produced from 1947 through 1977.

 

Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, traveling exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online at http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.

 

The exhibition sponsored by the Panola College Foundation and is free to the public. It will be on display in the Fay Allison Gallery of the M.P. Baker Library from March 6, 2017 to April 21, 2017. For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact Cristie Ferguson, Director of Library Services at 903 693-2091 or cferguson@panola.edu.