JEANINE MICHNA-BALES
Through Darkness to Light:
Photographs Along the Underground Railroad
Limited Edition Portfolio
A limited edition portfolio was published by Jeanine Michna-Bales in the spring of 2018. The numbered books (1-15 + 3ap) along with twelve images selected by the artist are enclosed in a hand-crafted box. The images are interleaved with vellum sheets that have quotations from those who played an integral part in the Underground Railroad. Each portfolio also contains a title page, plate titles with location and date photographed, a colophon, and a print of the documented route. All of the photographs are hand stamped, numbered, signed and are fully copyright protected by the artist. Produced in an edition limited to fifteen plus three artist proofs.
IMAGES INCLUDED IN THE PORTFOLIO
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Decision to Leave. Magnolia Plantation on the Cane River, Louisiana, 2013
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Southern Pine Forest. Following El Camino Real, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, 2014 (Copy)
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Tracking the Deer, Skirting the Osburn Stand, Mississippi, 2014
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Keep Going Crossing the Tennessee River, Colbert County, Alabama, 2014
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Devil’s Backbone. Lewis County, Tennessee, 2014
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Taking to the Hollow. Davidson County, Tennessee, 2014
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Hidden Passage. Mammoth Cave, Barren County, Kentucky, 2014
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Over the Hills. North Trimble County, Kentucky, 2014
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Eagle Hollow from Hunter’s Bottom. Just across the Ohio River, Indiana, 2014
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A Brief Respite. Abolitionist William Beard’s house, Union County, Indiana, 2014
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Scrub Field. Leaving Reverend Oren Cook ompson Station, St. Clair County, Michigan, 2014
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Freedom. Canadian soil, Sarnia, Ontario, 2014
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The 1,400 mile path from Louisiana to Ontario