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Organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

May 7 through July 16, 2006

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Louis Stettner, Penn Station, 1958, gelatin silver print, 13 1/2 x 9 in., Collection of Julia J. Norrell, © Louis Stettner

Admission Free Exhibition Description Common Ground brings together more than 100 works of art—primarily photography but also painting, sculpture, mixed media and installations—that explore the universal human experiences of struggle, transcendence and salvation. Drawn from the collection of Julia J. Norrell, the exhibition illustrates the essential ties that unite people of all cultures, irrespective of politics, race, ethnicity or religion. Contents Common Ground presents more than 100 works of art by more than 100 artists. Featured artists include Brassaï, Shimon Attie, Margaret Bourke-White, Beverly Buchanan, William Christenberry, Roy DeCarava, David Driskell, William Eggleston, Walker Evans, Jim Goldberg, Edward Grazda, Lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange, Jacob Lawrence, Whitfield Lovell, Deborah Luster, Richard Misrach, Gordon Parks, Addison Scurlock, Ben Shahn, Malick Sidibé, Renée Stout, James VanDerZee, Roman Vishniac, Carrie Mae Weems, Eudora Welty, Fred Wilson and many others. Click here for the Common Ground press release.

Related Events Exhibition Tours Saturdays, May 13, June 10, July 8, 11 a.m. Free Group Tours Guided tours for student and adult groups of 10 or more are offered and must be scheduled at least three weeks in advance. Maximum group size is limited to 30. Tours are scheduled on the hour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. School groups are also admitted free for self-guided visits to exhibitions; reservations for self-guided school group visits must be made at least 10 days in advance. To schedule a visit, call (919) 664-6748.

Theora Hamblett, Two Trees with Blowing Leaves, 1967, oil on canvas, 20 3/16 x 24 3/16 in., Collection of Julia J. Norrell, © University Museums, University of Mississippi

Whitfield Lovell, Juba II, 2003, charcoal on wood with found object, H. 16 x W. 16 1/8 x D. 6 in., Collection of Julia J. Norrell, © Whitfield Lovell

“One Big Self” Sunday, May 21, 2 p.m. Artist Deborah Luster will lecture on her ongoing photography project “One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana,” which focuses on portraits of prison inmates. Work from this project appears in Common Ground. Educational  resources A 208-page catalogue, published by Merrell, accompanies the exhibition and is available from the Museum Store.

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