The South

  • At Play, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    At Play, Macon County, Alabama, 1967
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1993
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Barbershop, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Barbershop, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Barbershop, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Barbershop, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1993
    16 x 19 3/4 in (40.6 x 50.2 cm)
  • Baseball player, Tuskegee University, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Baseball player, Tuskegee University, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Brother and Sister, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Brother and Sister, Macon County, Alabama, 1967
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    6 3/4 x 10 in (17.1 x 25.4 cm)
  • Church kid, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Church kid, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    6 5/8 x 9 3/4 in (16.8 x 24.8 cm)
  • Clarinet Player, Tuskegee University
    Chester Higgins
    Clarinet Player, Tuskegee University, 1970
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1974
    6 5/8 x 9 3/4 in (16.8 x 24.8 cm)
  • Coach and Catcher, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Coach and Catcher, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1975
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • County Fair, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    County Fair, Macon County, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1971
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Curious Child, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Curious Child, Macon County, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in (16.5 x 24.8 cm)
  • Dallas, Texas
    Chester Higgins
    Dallas, Texas, 1970
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970s
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Dancers, Union Springs, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Dancers, Union Springs, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
  • Dr. Calhoun and patient, Tuskegee University, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Dr. Calhoun and patient, Tuskegee University, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    6 1/8 x 9 3/4 in (15.6 x 24.8 cm)
  • Exhausted, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Exhausted, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    5 x 3 1/4 in (12.7 x 8.3 cm)
  • Farmer's Bench, Shorter, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Farmer's Bench, Shorter, Macon County, Alabama, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1993
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Father Swings Son in Sunset, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Father Swings Son in Sunset, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Finger snapping, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Finger snapping, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • First Haircut, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    First Haircut, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • First Haircut, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    First Haircut, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board, printed 1973
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Front Porch, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Front Porch, Macon County, Alabama, 1967
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Front Porch, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Front Porch, Macon County, Alabama, 1967
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Hands of Contentment, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Hands of Contentment, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1975
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Hands of Contentment, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Hands of Contentment, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Harold McDugall and Gay Elaine Johnson Wedding, Atlanta, Georgia
    Chester Higgins
    Harold McDugall and Gay Elaine Johnson Wedding, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1971
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Harold McDugall and Gay Elaine Johnson Wedding, Atlanta, Georgia
    Chester Higgins
    Harold McDugall and Gay Elaine Johnson Wedding, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1975
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Home visit, Macon County Fair, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Home visit, Macon County Fair, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed 2007
    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm)
  • Jesse Jackson
    Chester Higgins
    Jesse Jackson, 1970
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    3 x 4 1/2 in (7.6 x 11.4 cm)
  • Looking for Justice, Civil Rights Rally, Montgomery, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Looking for Justice, Civil Rights Rally, Montgomery, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1997
    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm)
  • Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Macon County, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Maria Calhoun, Tuskegee University, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Maria Calhoun, Tuskegee University, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Miss Curious, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Miss Curious, Macon County, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Mississippi Couple, Tuskegee Alumni, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Mississippi Couple, Tuskegee Alumni, Alabama, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1972
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Necklace, Atlanta, Georgia
    Chester Higgins
    Necklace, Atlanta, Georgia, 1974
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • On The Block, Tuskegee University, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    On The Block, Tuskegee University, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • P.A. Youngblood, Enterprise, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    P.A. Youngblood, Enterprise, Alabama, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1972
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Pastor at Church, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Pastor at Church, Macon County, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Play Circle, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Play Circle, Macon County, Alabama, 1967
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Pool Hall, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Pool Hall, Macon County, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1968
    9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.
    24.8 x 16.5 x 0.0 cm
  • Porch Steps, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Porch Steps, Macon County, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in (23.5 x 15.9 cm)
  • Shugg Lampley and Jewel McGowan, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Shugg Lampley and Jewel McGowan, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1972
    9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in (25.1 x 20 cm)
  • Shy girl, Tuskeegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Shy girl, Tuskeegee, Alabama, 1970
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Shy One, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Shy One, Macon County, Alabama, 1967
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Spencer Jones in prayer at Springfield Baptist Church, New Brockton, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Spencer Jones in prayer at Springfield Baptist Church, New Brockton, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Spencer Jones in prayer at Springfield Baptist Church, New Brockton, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Spencer Jones in prayer at Springfield Baptist Church, New Brockton, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1976
    8 1/4 x 11 in (21 x 27.9 cm)
  • Student Leaders, Rally, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Student Leaders, Rally, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1975
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Sylvia Lipscomb, Tuskegee University, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Sylvia Lipscomb, Tuskegee University, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Taking it all in, Tuskegee University, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Taking it all in, Tuskegee University, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • The Final Walk, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    The Final Walk, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1970
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Tuskegee Student, Tuskegee University, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Tuskegee Student, Tuskegee University, Alabama, 1970
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    6 1/4 x 7 1/4 in (15.9 x 18.4 cm)
  • Tuskegee Student, Tuskegee University
    Chester Higgins
    Tuskegee Student, Tuskegee University, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    7 x 10 in (17.8 x 25.4 cm)
  • Tuskegee University Students, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Tuskegee University Students, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1972
    6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in (17.1 x 24.8 cm)
  • Uncle March Fourth McGowan entering his home, New Brockton, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Uncle March Fourth McGowan entering his home, New Brockton, Alabama, 1981
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1981
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Uncle March Fourth McGowan entering his home, New Brockton, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Uncle March Fourth McGowan entering his home, New Brockton, Alabama, 1981
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1981
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Uncle March Fourth McGowan, Enterprise, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Uncle March Fourth McGowan, Enterprise, Alabama, 1995
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1995
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Uncle March Fourth McGowan, New Brockton, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Uncle March Fourth McGowan, New Brockton, Alabama, 1981
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1981
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Watching the Drag Race, Tuskegee Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Watching the Drag Race, Tuskegee Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    6 1/2 x 9 7/8 in (16.5 x 25.1 cm)
  • Women at the Doorway, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Women at the Doorway, Macon County, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    6 5/8 x 9 7/8 in (16.8 x 25.1 cm)
  • Young guitarist, Macon County, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Young guitarist, Macon County, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    9 3/4 x 6 3/8 in (24.8 x 16.2 cm)
  • Young lady wearing Dashiki, Tuskegee, Alabama
    Chester Higgins
    Young lady wearing Dashiki, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)