Memphis by Hand: Creative Small-Business Advertising

Memphis by Hand: Creative Small-Business Advertising

In these photographs, taken between 2005 and 2008, Amie Vanderford samples hand-painted, commercial signs in Memphis neighborhoods. Vibrant and changing markers on the cityscape, these signs situate neighborhood identity, from historically African American Orange Mound, to gentrifying areas such as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amie Vanderford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship 2008-07-01
Series:Southern Spaces
Subjects:
Business and Commerce
Economics
Photography
Urban and Suburban Studies
Online Access:https://southernspaces.org/node/42553
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Summary:In these photographs, taken between 2005 and 2008, Amie Vanderford samples hand-painted, commercial signs in Memphis neighborhoods. Vibrant and changing markers on the cityscape, these signs situate neighborhood identity, from historically African American Orange Mound, to gentrifying areas such as Uptown and Midtown, and tourist destinations in Whitehaven and Soulsville.
ISSN:1551-2754

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