Charley Patton 1887-1934

Dockery Plantation, 3 miles west of Ruleville, Ms.

Dockery Plantation was the home of famed bluesmen Charley Patton, Howlin' Wolf and

Robert Johnson.

Across from the site, about a half a mile is another area called the

"Crossroads", a legendary place written about by Robert Johnson in his song, "Crossroad Bues."

Dockery Marker

Hamer Cultural Center Students

Study Delta History on Field trip

Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, Ms                                                                                                                        

"The American Delta" is an exploration of modern Delta Blues culture as seen through the eyes of a young woman. Kayzakian-Rowe's work is a high-contrast, gritty and grainy tribute to the men and women bleeding their souls into the blues.

Shot completely in analog, "The American Delta" looks as if it had just been found in a dusty trunk stowed away at the turn of the century. Accompanying the photography will be a selection of Brandy's vibrant acrylic and watercolor paintings featuring both fictional and actual bluesmen and a very special Clarksdale resident. Focusing on live performance, local heroes and southern landscapes, this collection is distinctively the American Delta.

Thank you to our sponsors: Mississippi Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, Hendricks Gin, Raynal Brandy, Little Black Dress wines and Jack Daniel's, and Friends of the Delta Blues Museum.
 

 DBM Educational Resourceswww.deltabluesmuseum.org/high/programs.asp