Number 548 April 7, 1989
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E?hotos by Pictureman Mullins will be on exhibit in the Peal Gallery, King
Library North, April 9 ~ May 19. William Richardson Mullins traveled
throughout Wise and Dickenson counties in Virginia, and Letcher and Pike
Counties, Kentucky, making snapshots and portraits with a roll—film box
cameras in the 1920s and 1930s. After World War II, he set up studios in East
Jenkins and Payne Gap, Kentucky, which he maintained until his death in 1969
at the age of 82. This exhibit represents four decades of Pictureman's work.
The opening of exhibit will be held on Sunday, April 9, at 2:00 p.m. The poet
Bob Henry Baber, who was instrumental in creating the exhibit, will provide an
~ introduction. A reception will follow.
Other photos by Pictureman will also be on exhibit at UK‘s Appalachian Center
Gallery, 641 South Limestone Street. Both exhibits are free and open to the
public.
These exhibits are co—sponsored by the UK Libraries, the Appalachian Center,
and the Kentucky Humanities Council. The photographs were lent by Mullins' "
granddaughter, Angel Rucker of Jenkins, Kentucky. (Submitted by Kate Black.)
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