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The Central Florida Barber Shop
Documentary and Barber Story
Penny Jordan
September 26, 2011 through
December 14, 2011
Exhibit
location: Mayor's Gallery, City Hall
Admission:
Free
Orlando City Hall Mayor’s Gallery
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Closed major holidays
(Located in City Hall, 400 South Orange Avenue)
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Orlando City Hall Mayor’s
Gallery presents an exhibition dedicated to a vanishing
piece of Americana: the Barber Shop. The Central
Florida Barber Shop Documentary and Barber Story by Penny
Jordan showcases local barbers and their storefronts
in hand printed black and white photographs, as well as
historic images. Barbershops traditionally functioned as
social centers for their communities and select shops from
Apopka to Kissimmee are represented in the exhibition, The
project was funded in part by a Professional Development
Grant from United Arts, and was first shown at Crealdé
earlier this year. Also, there are additional photographs in
the documentary which will be on display. The exhibition
dates are from September 26 through December 14, 2011. Meet
and greet reception on September 26 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
at the Mayor’s Gallery, 3rd Floor, 400 South Orange Avenue,
City Hall, Orlando, FL 32801.
“Living in a small town as a
child, and remembering the sense of community and tradition
offers a place of belonging,” says Jordan. “Barbershops are
simple places where generations have come together and
stayed connected. When the rest of the world is running, the
barber is waiting for the next story to be told from his
chair. It’s in the story we find a piece of ourselves we
long to remember and share.”
Penny Jordan is a documentary
photographer from Central Florida, and a member of the Board
of Directors at Crealdé. She is currently working on a new
multi-year project: a look at commercial flying from both
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