From hand-rendered folk signs to high-dollar church marquees, religious messages and imagery saturate the landscape of the American South. In With Signs Following, photographer and southern studies scholar Joe York introduces readers to the role of artistic, witty advertising in southern churches. In seventy black-and-white images of religious signs and other ephemera, he simultaneously presents the factual while encouraging reflection and introspection.
Though York's pictures speak volumes, With Signs Following features an equally compelling essay by York. This piece...
From hand-rendered folk signs to high-dollar church marquees, religious messages and imagery saturate the landscape of the American South. In Wi...
