Abandoned Grain Silos
Date2002
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 7/8 × 18 1/16 inches (35.2 × 45.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/16 × 19 1/2 inches (39.2 × 49.5 cm)
Matted: 20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the William Jay Society.
Object number2006.54
Copyright© Jack Leigh Collection.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextSavannah-born photographer Jack Leigh spent more than thirty years documenting the rapidly changing landscape and way of life in the rural South. Abandoned Grain Silos capture the footprint of industrialization on the landscape, The grain silos stand proudly vertical as a testament to man’s production. The constructions are centered in Leigh’s image, declaratively marking them as the subject of his image. While standing as a testament to mankind’s innovation, the silos also solidly interrupt the natural landscape. Leigh turns his camera to them in an objective manner, capturing them as what humans have left behind.
