The Paul Good Papers


The Paul Good Papers was a interdisciplinary residency co-commissioned by Gallery 44 and the Images Festival of Independent Film, Video & New Media to commemorate Images’ 25th Anniversary.

Research/Project Design/Performer/Creation: Deanna Bowen

Archival Source/Permissions: Courtesy of the Paul Good Estate and Emory University MARBL

Co-Producer: Scott McLaren

Super 16mm Cinematography: Marcos Arriaga

Camera Assist: Andrea Cuda

Paul Good at Notasulga Actor: Vanessa Smythe

Paul Good/Robert Shelton Interview Actors: Deanna Bowen (as Paul Good) & Russell Bennett (as Robert Shelton)

Production Assistance: Kodak Canada, Niagara Custom Lab, Frame Discreet
Special Thanks to: Gallery 44, The Images Festival of Independent Film, The Art Gallery of York University, Video & New Media, Scott McLaren, B.J. Smothers, Afriye We-Kandoodis, Donald Stone, and the City of Selma.


Gallery 44 Vitrines:  The Globe and Mail. Wednesday February 5, 1964, p. 1. 2012, Archival Inkjet print on photo paper 31 1/16 x 40 1/16 inches



Gallery 44 Vitrines:  The Windsor Star. Wednesday February 5, 1964, p. 1.  2012, Archival Inkjet print on photo paper 31 1/16 x 40 1/16 inches
Installation View: The Paul Good Papers, April 5-21, 2012, Gallery 44 (Toronto, ON)
Installation View:  The Paul Good Papers, April 5-21, 2012, Gallery 44 (Toronto, ON)
Detail:  The Paul Good Papers, April 5-21, 2012, Gallery 44 (Toronto, ON)
“We Got Nothing to Hide,” Harold H. Martin & Kenneth Fairly, original photography by Lynn Pelham. Saturday Evening Post, January 30, 1965.  2012, Series of 5 Bi-Panel Original Documents 20 x 26 1/16 inches
Daily Performance Documentation – Paul Good/Robert Shelton Character Study, April 5-21, 2012.  Performers – Paul Good: Deanna Bowen, Robert Shelton: Russell Bennett. Gallery 44 (Toronto, ON)
Daily Performance Documentation – Paul Good/Robert Shelton Character Study, April 5-21, 2012.  Performers – Paul Good: Deanna Bowen, Robert Shelton: Russell Bennett. Gallery 44 (Toronto, ON)
Detail:  “We Got Nothing to Hide,” Harold H. Martin & Kenneth Fairly, original photography by Lynn Pelham. Saturday Evening Post, January 30, 1965.  2012, Series of 5 Bi-Panel Original Documents 20 x 26 1/16 inches
“Reporting: Trouble in Notasulga,” Time Magazine, Friday, February 14, 1964 | Vol. 83 No. 7.  2012, Archival Inkjet print on photo paper Series of 3 20 x 26 1/16 inches
Installation view – Paul Good at Notasulga. 2012, 22:30 minutes, B&W, Super 16mm/HD, Single Channel Video Projection.
Klan U.K.A. Rally (Macon, GA.) c. 1964.  2012, Archival Inkjet print on photo paper 28 1/8 x 42 1/16 inches.