Undeniably touching exhibit, ‘A Cast of Blues’ opens in Mississippi

Sharon McConnell-Dickerson, Bo Diddley cast (1928-2008). It is one of 15 cast-resin masks on display in A Cast of Blues, opening at the Historic Eureka School in Hattiesburg, Miss., on September 11.
Cast-resin mask of the face of Bo Diddley, one of 15 on display in A Cast of Blues, opening at the Historic Eureka School in Hattiesburg, Miss., on September 11.
Sharon McConnell-Dickerson, Bo Diddley cast (1928-2008). It is one of 15 resin-cast masks on display in A Cast of Blues, opening at the Historic Eureka School in Hattiesburg, Miss., on September 11.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – An exhibit about blues legends and juke joints is opening soon in Mississippi, and it’s designed to appeal to the eyes, hands and ears. A Cast of Blues will be on display Sept. 11-Oct. 9 at the Historic Eureka School in Hattiesburg. It features 15 resin-cast masks of blues legends and photographs of blues performers and juke joints made by Mississippi artists.

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