Jack Leigh
Jack Leigh | |
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 Jack Leigh's portrait from his bookNets & Doors: Shrimping in Southern Waters | |
| Born | November 8, 1948 Savannah, Georgia,U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2004(aged 55) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Known for | Photography |
John David Leigh II(November 8, 1948 – May 19, 2004) was an American photographer and author, known for the cover photograph onJohn Berendt's novelMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.[1]The photograph featured theBird Girlstatue fromBonaventure CemeteryinSavannah, Georgia,[2]where he is now buried.[3]
Leigh was a native of Savannah, and a graduate of theSavannah Country Day Schooland theUniversity of Georgia.Already well known locally as a portrait and documentary photographer, Leigh was commissioned byRandom Housefor the photograph. Leigh wrote and published five books on photography. His former photo gallery was a popular tourist attraction in the historic district of downtown Savannah.[4]
Leigh died May 19, 2004, in Savannah, of colon cancer.
Published works[edit]
- Oystering: A Way of Life(ISBN0910326177withJames Dickeyand Charles L. Wyrick, Jr.; Carolina Art Association, June 1983)
- Nets & Doors: Shrimping in Southern Waters(ISBN0941711129,Gibbs Smith Publishing, October 1, 1989)
- Seaport: A Waterfront at Work(ISBN094171134X,Gibbs Smith Publishing, July 1, 1996)
- The Land I'm Bound To Photographs(ISBN978-0-393-04931-2,withPat Conroy;W.W. Norton & Company,Sept 2000)
- The Ogeechee: A River and Its People(ISBN082032650X,Wormsloe Foundation Publications, April 28, 2004)
- Ossabaw: Evocations of an Island(ISBN0820326429,with James Kilgo, Alan Campbell, and John Lane;University of Georgia Press,April 28, 2004)
References[edit]
- ^English, John, The Land He's Bound To, Univ of Georgia Essay Feature, 2000
- ^Aberjhani,"Bound Moments: Jack Leigh's Beautiful Southern Adventures,"The American Poet Who Went Home Again,2008, pp. 91–108.
- ^Thurber, John "Cover Photo Helped SellMidnightNovel "Pittsburgh-Post Gazette,June 8, 2004
- ^Aberjhani, "Bound Moments: Jack Leigh's Beautiful Southern Adventures"
External links[edit]
- The Land He's Bound To by John English
- Jack Leigh Collection Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscript Library
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