Jack Leigh

John David "Jack" Leigh II (November 8, 1948 – May 19, 2004), was a native of Savannah, Georgia and a graduate of The Savannah Country Day School and the University of Georgia. He was a photographer and author, known for the cover photograph on the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.[1] The photograph itself, largely considered a major factor in the success of the novel, featured the "Bird Girl" statue from the Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.[2]

Already well known locally as a portrait and documentary photographer, Leigh was commissioned by Random House for the photograph. Leigh wrote and published five books on photography. His former photo gallery was a popular tourist attraction in the Historic District of downtown Savannah.[3] He died May 19, 2004, in Savannah of colon cancer. He is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery.[4]

Published works

  • Oystering: A Way of Life ( ISBN 0910326177 with James Dickey and Charles L. Wyrick, Jr.; Carolina Art Association, June 1983)
  • Nets & Doors: Shrimping in Southern Waters ( ISBN 0941711129, Gibbs Smith Publishing, October 1, 1989)
  • Seaport: A Waterfront at Work ( ISBN 094171134X, Gibbs Smith Publishing, July 1, 1996)
  • The Land I'm Bound To Photographs ( ISBN 978-0-393-04931-2, with Pat Conroy; W.W. Norton & Company, Sept 2000)
  • The Ogeechee: A River and Its People ( ISBN 082032650X, Wormsloe Foundation Publications, April 28, 2004)
  • Ossabaw: Evocations of an Island ( ISBN 0820326429, with James Kilgo, Alan Campbell, and John Lane; University of Georgia Press, April 28, 2004)

References

  1. ↑ English, John, The Land He's Bound To, Univ of Georgia Essay Feature, 2000
  2. ↑ Aberjhani, "Bound Moments: Jack Leigh's Beautiful Southern Adventures," The American Poet Who Went Home Again, 2008, pp. 91–108.
  3. ↑ Aberjhani, "Bound Moments: Jack Leigh's Beautiful Southern Adventures"
  4. ↑ Thurber, John "Cover Photo Helped Sell Midnight Novel" Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, June 8, 2004


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