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Tammy Mercure (born 1976) is an American photographer based in Violet, Louisiana.
In 2012, Mercure was named one of Oxford American magazine's 100 New Superstars of Southern Art.[1]
Tammy Mercure | |
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| Born | January 19, 1976 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | East Tennessee State University |
| Known for | Photography |
Early life and education
[edit]Mercure received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1999 and a Master of Fine Arts from East Tennessee State University in 2009.
Photography
[edit]Mercure is best known for her photographs of the Southeastern United States.[2] Her work has been featured on VICE, CNN Photos, and Place, Art, and Self (2004) by geographer Yi-Fu Tuan.
Cavaliers
[edit]The series Cavaliers (2008-2014) consists of photographs of people and events throughout Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia.[3]
Selected bibliography
[edit]- Place, Art, and Self. 2004. University of Virginia Press, Santa Fe, NM, in association with Columbia College, Chicago, IL. ISBN 1-930066-24-4.
- ^ "Tammy Mercure: Cavaliers". www.oxfordamerican.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Tammy Mercure". Fraction Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Cavaliers — Tammy Mercure". Retrieved 2019-03-06.