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Mary Ann Sampson
Mary Ann Sampson is an American artist living and working in Ragland, Alabama. Sampson is a Artist's books, book artist, specializing in Miniature (illuminated manuscript), miniatures and Street literature, broadsides most of which are ''unique'' or ''one-of-a-kinds.'' She explores the book as a means of expressing visual ideas that stem from recollections of personal events and experiences that have been derived from living in her rural environment of Alabama. Sampson received her Master in Books Arts from the University of Alabama. Sampson founded the ''OEOCO PRESS'' (One-Eye Opera Company), whose mission is to make limited edition, letterpress books, bookbinding and unique (one-of-a-kind) books. Exhibitions *Sampson's work has been exhibited in more than 50 venues since 1983 including locations in Germany, Canada, Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, New York, Washington, New Mexico. *Her work has been shown extensively in galleries specializing with book arts venues including Agnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragland, Alabama
Ragland is a town in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States southeast of Ashville. It incorporated in 1899. At the 2010 census the population was 1,639, down from 1,918 in 2000. It is part of the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area. 1994 Tornado An F4 tornado struck from the southwest on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1994 at 10:55 a.m. At 11:27 a.m., the National Weather Service of Birmingham issued a tornado warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee counties. Twelve minutes later, the tornado destroyed Piedmont's Goshen United Methodist Church. Geography Ragland is located at (33.743415, -86.142268). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.71%) is water. Demographics 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,918 people, 729 households, and 567 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 840 housing units at an average density of . The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |