Author Talk at the Library: Jeff Morrison

Historian and photographer Jeff Morrison is the author of Guardians of Michigan: Architectural Sculpture of the Pleasant Peninsulas, which was recently chosen as a 2023 Michigan Notable Book. His earlier book Guardians of Detroit: Architectural Sculpture in the Motor City also won multiple awards. His sixty-minute program will include more than 250 spectacular pictures of interesting architectural sculpture found on buildings throughout Michigan, from Ann Arbor to Ontonagon and all points in between. You will learn about the symbolism behind the sculpture and hear some of the untold stories of the artists, artisans, and architects involved in the creation of these wonderful structures and the unique art that adorns them. There will be time for questions and answers and both books will be available for sale after the presentation.

This program is co-sponsored by the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center.

Jeff Morrison is a photographer and writer who has been taking pictures since his parents gave him his first camera at age nine. He has a bachelor's degree in history with a minor in art from Eastern Michigan University and over thirty years of experience as a graphic artist. His first book, Guardians of Detroit: Architectural Sculpture in the Motor City, was published by Wayne State University Press in 2019 and won a State History Award from the Historical Society of Michigan and a Midwest Book Award from the Midwest Independent Publishers Association, and was listed as a Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan. His second book, Guardians of Michigan: Architectural Sculpture of the Pleasant Peninsulas, was published by The University of Michigan Press and was just  released this past September. Jeff lives in Oxford, Michigan, with his lovely wife Susie.