An Alabama Song Vol.1

Photography by Tara Stallworth Lee                                                                             

Edited by Whitson Ramsey

An Alabama Song (Volume 1) is the first book from artist Tara Stallworth Lee that draws from a larger body of work spanning photography, textiles, sculpture, and collage. This inaugural volume features select images of music figures and venues whose voices and vision have contributed to the sound and culture that is uniquely Alabama; each a notable component of a larger, interconnected record of place. 

Tara Stallworth Lee (b. 1970) works across mediums with a concentration in analog photography, papermaking, collage, and textiles. Expansion of human dignity and the significance of the natural world are central themes throughout all of her work which often serves as a catalyst for reflection and inspired action. In 1992, Tara received her BS in Psychology with a minor in Art from Birmingham-Southern College. She is the 2021/22 recipient of the Alabama State Council on the Arts Gay Burke Fellowship in Photographic Art and a studio resident at Ground Floor Contemporary. In 2023 she became the inaugural artist in residence at Studio By The Tracks, a studio and gallery for adult artists with autism. For over two decades, Tara has been teaching for individuals and institutions, including The Smithsonian Associates, the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Project, and InToto Creative Arts. Tara lives and works in Birmingham, Alabama.

Softcover / 8" x 10" / 76 pages