I chose this image as an artifact representing the south. I found this interesting as it was a great satirical interpretation of the stereotypes related to the south.
It was present in an article named "Reimagining the south". It also has a great article about this guy who is southern but his family was anti confederate.
The image is a satirical representation of all the common stereotypes of the south. Start with the old man for instance. Dressed in confederate clothing, he is carrying a gun which implies that all he cares about is war. The lady on the other hand is dressed in the farmer's outfit through which one feels that all the women in the south are either working in farms or are farmer's wives. The book she has in her hand says "Geneology of 'Muh" Family". Here the artist is making fun of the accent and also showing that lineage is all that the southerners care about. The big Gone with the wind house with the fields and trees in the background doesn't fail to gain the attention of the viewer as well. It gives these ideas about big homes in the middle of farms where all the southerners live.
I feel that even though some of the stuff is accurate in terms of stereotypes, it is not true at the same time. This is because the artist has taken the negative stereotypes from all over the south and has thrown them together in one single picture, which makes the viewer believe that the entire south is the same.
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