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On Saturday, Aug. 16, the Edgewood Arts District pulsed with history. The closing reception of “WE ARE MUSIC: Photographs by Jim Alexander and Sue Ross” at The Sun ATL doubled as a 90th birthday celebration for acclaimed photographer and cultural archivist Jim Alexander, drawing an intergenerational crowd of Atlanta’s cultural leaders.
Former Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Executive Director Camille Love mingled with her successor, Adriane Jefferson. Noted artist and printmaker Jamaal Barber, playwright and activist Pearl Cleage, and collectors Esohe and George Galbreath stood shoulder to shoulder with artists Charlotte Riley-Webb, Freddie Styles, and Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier. Atlanta Jazz Festival producer Gary Windom, curator Karen Comer Lowe, and photographer Sheila Pree Bright joined WABE host Rose Scott, National Black Arts Festival Pres/ CEO Leatrice Ellzy Wright, journalist Portia Bruner, and One Contemporary Gallery founder Faron Manuel to honor a man who has spent nearly half a century documenting Atlanta’s art, music, and political life.
“There are people with a semblance of respect for me and what I do. I’m grateful,” said Alexander, humbly reflecting on the celebration.
