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Tammy Mercure (born 1976) is an American photographer based in Violet, Louisiana.

In 2012, Mercure was named one of Oxford American magazine's 100 New Superstars of Southern Art.[1]

Tammy Mercure
Born (1976-01-19) January 19, 1976 (age 48)
NationalityAmerican
EducationEast Tennessee State University
Known forPhotography

Early life and education

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Mercure received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1999 and a Master of Fine Arts from East Tennessee State University in 2009.

Photography

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Mercure is best known for her photographs of the Southeastern United States.[2] Her work has been featured on VICE, CNN Photos, and Place, Art, and Self (2004) by geographer Yi-Fu Tuan.

Cavaliers

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The series Cavaliers (2008-2014) consists of photographs of people and events throughout Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia.[3]

Selected bibliography

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  • Place, Art, and Self. 2004. University of Virginia Press, Santa Fe, NM, in association with Columbia College, Chicago, IL. ISBN 1-930066-24-4.
  1. ^ "Tammy Mercure: Cavaliers". www.oxfordamerican.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  2. ^ "Tammy Mercure". Fraction Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers — Tammy Mercure". Retrieved 2019-03-06.