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Surrendered Homes

Foreclosures In the Central Valley of California (Hardbound)

by Photographs by Douglas Smith

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Douglas Smith’s photographs from his extensive survey of foreclosed homes in the Central Valley of California portray effects of recent economic turmoil that appear in almost all neighborhoods. Photographing as an artist as well as historian, Smith recognized the powerful stories - sometimes whispered, sometimes screamed – that the vacant repossessed homes conveyed. He found hints of sadness but also overtones of joy, love, spontaneity, and intimacy.
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Douglas Smith
Ashland, Oregon

Douglas R. Smith: Professor Emeritus of Art at Modesto Junior College, California Lecturer, Art Department, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon He earned his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at California College of Arts, and two Bachelor of Arts degrees at University of California, Davis. During his 30 years of teaching, his efforts included promotion of environmental and social justice projects, including traveling to rural areas of Central America to photograph for NGO promotional purposes. He led photography workshops to Europe, Mexico, and regions of California. Previously, Smith was staff Photo Archivist at the Southern Oregon Historical Society, 1980-86, where he presently volunteers in a similar role. HIs work has been published and reviewed in several magazines and online journals.

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