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“Son” Thomas on his porch with his sculpture, Leland, Mississippi, 1989. Photograph by Rex Miller/Rexpix
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“Son” Thomas on his porch with his sculpture, Leland, Mississippi, 1989. Photograph by Rex Miller/Rexpix
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James "Son" Thomas poses outside his home in Leland, Mississippi with one of his sculptures he made from unfired, Mississippi Delta clay and hand painted.
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Who ever said fact-checking couldn't take you places? Find out where one OA intern found himself after fact-checking Cree McCree's Son Thomas Makes a Ladyhead for our Summer Issue.
Liked Cree McCree's Points South piece from our latest issue? Check out this photo essay from Rex Miller to see Son Thomas at work.
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1989, when Son Thomas made a ladyhead:
Photograph by Rex Miller/Rexpix
Read Cree McCree's piece, Son Thomas Makes a Ladyhead, from our latest issue.