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Thomas S. Rankin
Professor of the Practice of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Art, Art History & Visual Studies
tom.rankin@duke.edu
Box 90802, Durham, NC 27708-0802
1317 W Pettigrew St, Durham, NC 27705
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Artistic Works
Nine Visions: Photography With Southern Vision
Exhibit
September 1, 2011
Outlands: Land Over Time
Exhibit
September 1, 2011
Place Meets Time
Exhibit
August 1, 2010
Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families
Exhibit
April 1, 2009
Near the Cross: Photographs from the Mississippi Delta
Exhibit
February 1, 2008
Tell Me A Story - Unburied Treasures
Exhibit
January 1, 2008
Larry Brown: 24 Photographs by Tom Rankin
Exhibit
March 1, 2007
Seeing What We Need To See
Exhibit
January 1, 2007
Catfish: Personal Stories from the Southern Wilderness
Exhibit
January 1, 2006
Sacred Space: Photographs of African-American Spirituality
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January 1, 2006
Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances
Nine Visions: Photography With Southern Vision
Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, Danville, VA ·
September 1, 2011 - November 1, 2011
Outlands: Land Over Time
Jennifer Schwarz Gallery, Atlanta GA ·
September 1, 2011 - October 1, 2011
Place Meets Time
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA ·
August 1, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families
Kreps & Lyndhurst Galleries, Center for Documentary Studies ·
April 1, 2009 - July 1, 2009
Near the Cross: Photographs from the Mississippi Delta
Special Collections Library, Perkins Library, Duke University ·
February 1, 2008
Tell Me A Story - Unburied Treasures
Mississippi Museum of Art ·
January 1, 2008
Larry Brown: 24 Photographs by Tom Rankin
Barnard Observatory, University of Mississippi ·
March 1, 2007 - May 1, 2007
Seeing What We Need To See
The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC ·
January 1, 2007
summer 2007
Catfish: Personal Stories from the Southern Wilderness
Creadle School of Art, Winter Park, FL ·
January 1, 2006
Winter 2006
Sacred Space: Photographs of African-American Spirituality
Creadle School of Art, Winter Park, FL ·
January 1, 2006
Winter 2006