The Georgetown Peabody Library is hosting the work of nationally known photographer Mark Chester. His traveling exhibit, The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape–Photographs Of New Americans, is on display from October 1 to October 31, 2021. The exhibit was made possible by the Georgetown Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The exhibit is available to view during library hours; Mondays 2-8,Tuesdays 10-8, Wednesdays 2-8, Fridays 10-5, and Saturdays 9-1.
Mark Chester’s photographs showcase Massachusetts newest citizens, who hail from195 countries and territories around the globe. Through Mark Chester’s lens, viewers can share and celebrate the richness of the Baystate’s cultural heritage. The project supports the mission of MIRA, the largest coalition in New England promoting the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees.
For further info on the project, visit markchesterphotography.com
Chester attended naturalization ceremonies across the state to personally meet some of the hundreds of individuals who have become America’s newest citizens and residents of the Bay State. His long career has taken him across the Globe, with photographs that have appeared in Time, and Newsweek among a host of other national publications. He was the photographer for Charles Kuralt’s book Dateline America.
