© Isabelle Baldwin
The Crux of June
By Isabelle Baldwin
Artist: Isabelle Baldwin
Project: Sleepy Time Down South
Description: Isabelle Baldwin’s Sleepy Time Down South depicts a quiet “life protected by the mountains,” and embraces the wash of romantic nostalgia that sometimes colors childhood when we recollect it as adults. Inspired by Louis Armstrong’s 1930s track “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South,” her photographs are sun-drenched and peaceful. Images of Spanish Moss above a cemetery in Georgia, the clean clapboard façade of a Maryland Church, dangling blossoms, and a bright hive of honey bees, evoke an idealized version of a carefree youthful summer in “the crux of June.” Baldwin’s landscapes feel instantly familiar, eliciting the sensation of being safe and sheltered by your family in the humidity, tranquility, and intimacy of home.
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White Church, Southern Maryland, 2017
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Light Pole at Dusk, North Carolina, 2017
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George in Uniform, North Carolina, 2017
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Honeybee Can, North Carolina, 2017
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Looking For Queen Bee, North Carolina, 2017
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Darrell in June, North Carolina, 2017
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Winter on the Farm, North Carolina, 2017
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George in the Garage, North Carolina, 2017
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Mountaineer Inn, North Carolina, 2018
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George in Bear Lake, North Carolina, 2017
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Merry Christmas, West Virginia, 2018
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Park Ranger, Cherokee, 2017
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Spanish Moss, Georgia, 2017
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Trailer Detail, Virginia, 2017
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Horse in Asheville, North Carolina, 2018
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Trees at Dusk, North Carolina, 2017
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Cemetery Detail on Christmas Eve, North Carolina, 2017
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Man From Ohio, North Carolina, 2018
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Cemetery on Christmas Eve, North Carolina, 2017
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https://www.oxfordamerican.org/item/1469-the-crux-of-june#sigProId2198a60aa5
Eyes on the South is curated by Jeff Rich. The weekly series features selections of current work from Southern artists, or artists whose photography concerns the South. To submit your work to the series, email Jeff.