“The March to Selma,” shot by Matt Heron, captures a pivotal moment from the Civil Rights Movement, documenting the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. It is featured in “A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845,” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA).
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‘A Long Arc’ brings 175 Years of Southern photography to VMFA
From sepia-toned Civil War battlefields to vibrant snapshots of modern Southern life, a new exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts offers a sweeping look at nearly two centuries of photography in the American South.
