Anderson Scott

A true son of the south, Anderson Scott (1961-2020) roamed across America with his camera, constantly returning to his homeland – drawn to the irony, humor and often strange sights of the South. Over the course of his too-short life, he amassed an archive of over 150,000 images, most shot with film, on a large format camera.

Before receiving his law degree from Emory, he received an MFA in photography from Yale. He pursued photography as passionately as he practiced law, stating “Making photographs is an itch I’ve had to scratch, almost daily, for most of my life”. 

His photography book about confederate reenactors entitled “Whistling Dixie” was published in 2013 and was reviewed by Slate, Wired and the Wall Street Journal, among many others. Several pieces of his work are included in the traveling exhibition “Southbound” which originated at the Halsey Institute in 2018. 

Born in Montgomery, AL in 1961, Mr. Scott lived in Atlanta until his death from cancer in 2020.

Education

Juris Doctorate, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 1993
M.F.A (Cheeny Fellowship), Yale University, New Haven CT, 1987
Program in English Literature, St. John’s College, Oxford University, UK, 1985
B.A. English Literature, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, 1984

Notable Public Collections

• City of Atlanta (Permanent Collection)
• Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
• Birmingham Museum of Art, AL
• Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• Huntsville Museum of Art, AL
• International Center for Photography, NY, NY
• Montgomery Museum of Art, AL
• National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
• National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
• Yale University, New Haven, CT