Mr. Eugene Ellison, Security Team
Date2012
MediumInk jet print on cotton paper
DimensionsImage: 14 3/16 × 10 1/8 inches (36 × 25.7 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 3/4 inches (41.9 × 29.8 cm)
Portfolio/Series"Portraying the South" series.
Credit LineGift of Pierre Gonnord.
Object number2015.2
Copyright© 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid.
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 TextFrench photographer Pierre Gonnord worked on his series Portraying the Deep South while completing a three-month residency with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Created in acknowledgement of Southern writer William Faulkner on the 50th anniversary of his death, an exhibition of the series was hosted by SCAD in 2013. While visiting Savannah and Telfair Museums, Gonnord asked longtime security staff member Mr. Eugene Ellison to pose for a photograph. The resulting portrait shows Mr. Ellison gazing directly ahead in three-quarters profile, set against a dark background.
