Delta Dogs

By Maude Schuyler Clay

A selection of photographs by Maude Schuyler Clay documenting the stray dogs of the Mississippi Delta. These images are now collected in the book Delta Dogs, published by University Press of Mississippi, with an introduction by Brad Watson and an essay by Beth Ann Fennelly.

"Dog on a Log," Sandy Bayou, near Glendora, Mississippi
"Cross-legged Dog," Mississippi Delta
"Black and White Dog in Black and White Landscape," Mississippi Delta
"Dead Horse Dog," Mississippi Delta
"Lattice Dog," Mississippi Delta
"Dog in the Fog," Cassidy Bayou, Sumner, Mississippi

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Maude Schuyler Clay

Maude Schuyler Clay’s photographs are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and The National Museum of Women in the Arts, among others. Her book Delta Dogs was published by the University Press of Mississippi in 2014. She lives in the Mississippi Delta.

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Delta Dogs

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