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Ogden Museum opened a major survey of pioneering photographer William Christenberry. In this image: William Christenberry, Abandoned House in Field, near Montgomery, AL, 1971. Chromogenic print, 3.25 x 5 inches. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Gift of the Roger H. Ogden Collection.

William Christenberry, Abandoned House in Field, near Montgomery, AL, 1971. Chromogenic print, 3.25 x 5 inches. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Gift of the Roger H. Ogden Collection.

William Christenberry, Bar-B-Q Inn, Greensboro, Alabama, 1971, Dye-transfer, printed 1990, APIV, 8 x 10 inches. The Estate of William Christenberry. Courtesy of Hemphill Fine Arts.

William Christenberry, Church, Sprott, AL, 1971, Dye-transfer, printed 2003, AP V, 8 x 10 inches. The Estate of William Christenberry. Courtesy of Hemphill Fine Arts.

William Christenberry, Construction Drawing I, 1967. Acrylic and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas, 45.75 x 30.5 inches. Courtesy of the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation.

William Christenberry, Dauphin Island, Ala., 1974. Instant color print, #7412-20.

William Christenberry, Dream Building Blue and Gold, 2001, Screen print over ultra-light particle board, 59 x 10 x 10. Courtesy of the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation.

William Christenberry, Egg Carton Cross, Hale County, Alabama, 1975, Dye-transfer, printed 1981, 8 x 10 inches. The Estate of William Christenberry.

William Christenberry, Ghost Form, 1994. Mixed media sculpture with red soil, 16.75 x 34 x 20. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Gift of the Roger H. Ogden Collection.

William Christenberry, Figure, 1959. Mixed media and collage on paper, 11.625 x 8.875 inches. Courtesy of the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation.

William Christenberry, Green Warehouse, Newbern, AL, 1973, Dye-transfer, printed 1981, ed. 5_25, 8 x 10 inches. The Estate of William Christenberry. Courtesy of Hemphill Fine Arts.

William Christenberry, Fruit Stand, Sidewalk, Memphis, Tenn., 1966, Dye transfer print, printed 1981, 8 x 10 inches. The Estate of William Christenberry. Courtesy of Hemphill Fine Arts.

William Christenberry, Initiation, 1964. Oil acrylic, collage elements and tar on canvas, 102 x 132.5 inches. Courtesy of the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation.

William Christenberry, Palmist Building, Winter View, Havana Junction, AL, Dye-transfer print, 1981, 20 x 24 inches. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Gift of the Roger H. Ogden Collection.

William Christenberry, Self Portrait, 1959. Pencil on paper, 16.325 x 13.75 inches. Courtesy of the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation.

William Christenberry, The Klub, Uniontown, AL, 1964. Dye-transfer, 8 x 10 inches. The Estate of William Christenberry, Courtesy of Hemphill Fine Arts.

William Christenberry, Tree, 1959, pencil on paper, 16.625 x 13.625 inches. Courtesy of the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation.

William Christenberry, Advertisement, 1964. Mixed media wall construction, 59 x 33 x 8 inches. Courtesy of the John and Maxine Family Foundation.