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001 2013032342
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005 20141111081137.0
008 140115s2014 msua s000 0 eng
010 $a 2013032342
020 $a9781617039584 (hardback)
020 $z9781617039591 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-ms
050 00 $aTR680$b.W439 2014
082 00 $a779/.972650976229$223
084 $aPHO011000$aSOC001000$aART013000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aWest, Bruce,$d1956-
240 10 $aPhotographs.$kSelections
245 14 $aThe True Gospel Preached Here /$cBruce West ; Foreword by Tom Rankin.
264 1 $aJackson :$bUniversity Press of Mississippi,$c[2014]
300 $axxviii, 65 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c27 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Bruce West's color photographs document the spiritual and creative work of Reverend H.D. and Margaret Dennis, a self-proclaimed preacher/artist/architect and his wife in Vicksburg, Mississippi. This elderly couple devoted more than twenty years of their lives to converting Margaret's Grocery Store into a one-of-a-kind nondenominational church. Guided by visions from God, their elaborate transformation of Margaret's Grocery involved the construction of several towers, the creation of the Ark of the Covenant containing tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, and new religious iconography. A sign at the entrance of Margaret's Grocery announced: "Welcome Jews and Gentile This Church Open 24 Hours a Day." Another sign promised: "The True Gospel Preached Here." The towers and the exterior of the former store were covered in bands of high-gloss red, white, blue, green, yellow and pink paint. The interior walls and ceilings of the store and an old school bus were encrusted with religious artifacts, Mardi Gras beads, plastic flowers, hubcaps, and flashing Christmas lights. The Reverend used his church as a roadside attraction to lure visitors, a site where he could deliver fiery sermons and orations about the need to "practice living perfectly" and the ceaseless pursuit of wisdom and knowledge. West's photographs are intimate and transparent, offering insights into the Reverend and Margaret's love of God and their love for one another, their commitment to their work, the role of spirituality in southern culture, folk art and creativity, the joys and demands of the ascetic life, and the process of growing older"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aDennis, H. D.,$d1916-2012$vPortraits.
600 10 $aDennis, Margaret,$d1915-2009$vPortraits.
600 10 $aDennis, H. D.,$d1916-2012 x Homes and haunts$zMississippi$zVicksburg$vPictorial works.
600 10 $aDennis, Margaret,$d1915-2009$xHomes and haunts$zMississippi$zVicksburg$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aArchitectural photography$zMississippi$zVicksburg$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aFantastic architecture$zMississippi$zVicksburg$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aOutsider art$zMississippi$zVicksburg$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aVicksburg (Miss.)$xBuildings, structures, etc.$vPictorial works.
600 10 $aWest, Bruce,$d1956-
650 7 $aPHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aART / Folk & Outsider Art.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aRankin, Tom,$ewriter of foreword.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aWest, Bruce, 1956-$tTrue Gospel Preached Here$dJackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014$z9781617039591$w(DLC) 2014001750
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers/1343/2849620/image/lgcover.9781617039584.jpg