Above, guest photographer Virginia Parks Williamson: David "Honeyboy" Edwards, legendary bluesman who performed with his friend the immeasurably influential guitarist/singer/songwriter Robert Johnson the night the latter was murdered in 1938...
The artist Virginia Parks Williamson (first cousin of yours truly) is seen 11.1.13 at a group show in the Julia Dean Gallery, Los Angeles CA next to her own photos installation, and with her daughter Sally Williamson. Alongside the portrait of Edwards are Virginia's shots of Pinetop Perkins, Pat Thomas, Mr. Tater and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, all denizens of her native Memphis/West Tennessee/Mississippi music circuit radius. Thomas remains the only bluesman from this portfolio still amongst the living, so these indeed are important documentations by my extroverted cuz whose photos highlight her strength of an immediate rapport with her subjects. I honored her preference for black and white herein.
Virginia Smythe Parks! We went to MTSU together in the 70's. I would love to talk to her!
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