UK Perspectives

James Baker Hall Trades Words For Images

WUKY | By Tom Godell

Published August 9, 2016 at 11:41 AM EDT

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James Baker Hall, Untitled, from Orphan in the Attic series , chromogenic print. Collection of the UK Art Museum: Robert C. May Photography Fund purchase.

James Baker Hall

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James Baker Hall, White Horse Moving, 1999, chromogenic print. Collection of the UK Art Museum: Robert C. May Photography Fund purchase.

James Baker Hall

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James Baker Hall, Wendell Berry with Baby, undated, inkjet print. Collection of the UK Art Museum: Robert C. May Photography Fund purchase.

James Baker Hall

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James Baker Hall, Tobacco Harvest, 1973, inkjet print. Collection of the UK Art Museum: Robert C. May Photography Fund purchase.

James Baker Hall

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James Baker Hall, Self-Portrait on Gravestone, undated, inkjet print. Collection of the UK Art Museum: Robert C. May Photography Fund purchase.

James Baker Hall

A new exhibit has opened at the UK Art Museum devoted to the photography of one of Kentucky’s most beloved authors: “James Baker Hall: The Poet's Eye”. Curator Janie Welker joins us for a preview.

The exhibit will be on display at the UK Art Museum until November 27, 2016.