Revising History is a body of work made by replacing the entire central figure in found-vernacular photographs, with an image of myself. I do this in order to call attention to the power photography has in creating cultural mythologies and in contributing to historical revisionism.
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Colored Stories are made from samples taken from products marketed to American women during the post-war era. Ironically, the ebullient colors and aesthetics, that were once used to help us forget our status as second-class citizens, are now being used to reinforce a revisionist version of our history.
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The Rockabillies, published in 2008 by the Center for American Places, is work that examines a unique subculture of participants who have co-opted the looks of mid-twentieth century Americans.
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