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Local author/photographer Robert Willson at Hudson Library
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Join us for a delightful (and refreshing!) talk by local author/photographer Robert Willson at Hudson Library on Friday October 20 at 2 PM. He’ll be talking about his new book, a photographic documentary, Delicious and Refreshing: Georgia’s Vintage Coca-Cola Wall Signs. Books will be available for purchase and signing at this free event.
Few brands are as globally recognized and iconic as Coca-Cola. But how did the Coke brand become so well known? It is hard to fathom in these days of instant messaging, digital media, Super Bowl commercials and a myriad of other forms of advertising. For decades hand-painted wall signs were used to tell the Coke story and create the thirst for the “Taste that Refreshes”!
Using his skill as a photographer, Dr. Willson shares with you the images that were once common to see, but now are rapidly disappearing from our landscape. Each of the wall signs you see were painted on buildings throughout the state of Georgia. So grab a Coke, relax and take a stroll down America’s memory lane as you view these masterpieces of commercial artwork.
Robert Willson is a retired optometric physician. His interest in photography started as a child with an Argus Box camera from his dad. His high school graduation gift was a Nikon F, and Nikons remain his favorite cameras. His interest in light, optics and a calling to serve others eventually led him into the field of optometry.
His photography education is a result of his college education and extensive reading, with course work at Crealde School of Arts in Winter Park, Florida. Through photography teachers Peter Schreyer, Rick Lang and Bob Learner his appreciation for documentary photography developed.
He has worked as a professional wedding photographer, and taught classes in Lightroom and iPhone photography. Delicious and Refreshing is his first published photographic documentary.
For more information or to request an accommodation, please call the library at 828-526-3031. Hudson Library, 554 Main Street in Highlands, is open 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM Tuesday through Friday and 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM on Saturday.
