Adrian Duran holds a BA in Art History from the University of Notre Dame and an MA and PhD in Art History from the University of Delaware. Duran teaches Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, prior to which he was on the faculty of the Memphis College of Art. Duran's research and writing also focus on Italian Modernism and various forays into contemporary photography.
America’s deep South conjures innumerable images. In fact, just to get in the right mindset to write this essay I have taken off my shoes and shirt, moved my computer…