Places for the spirit : traditional African American gardens / photographs by Vaughn Sills ; foreword by Hilton Als.

Author/Creator:

Sills, Vaughn, 1946-

Publication:

San Antonio, Tex. : Trinity University Press, c2010.

Format/Description:

Book
xx, 138 p. : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects:

African American gardens -- Southern States -- Pictorial works.
Photography of gardens.

Summary:

"A collection of over 80 documentary photographs of African American gardens and their creators in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Includes a foreword by Hilton Als. The gardens' design and meanings can be traced to gardens of American slaves and further back to their African heritage"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contributor:

Trinity University (San Antonio, Tex.)

ISBN:

9781595340641 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1595340645 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

515411999

Publisher Number:

99941138134

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