“Through The Years: Kenny Rogers' Photographs of America"

The Upcountry History Museum is proud to be only the second museum in the country to host “Through The Years: Kenny Roger's Photographs of America,” featuring 60 of his stunning color and black and white photographs that shed new light on the seriousness of Rogers’ pursuit to turn his hobby into another outlet for his creative abilities.

"Through The Years" is on display June 18. The Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; closed Monday.

Photography gave Rogers an artistic outlet apart from the fast-paced life of an entertainer. This unique exhibition showcases his distinctive talent as a photographer, his appreciation of photography as an artform, and, as he once said, how “it has opened up a whole new way of seeing the world around me.”

From his first efforts with a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera in the mid-1960s through his dedicated quest to hone his skill, Rogers became a respected photographer, receiving an Honorary Master of Photography degree from the Professional Photographers of America in 2014 and the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in 2017. He also published three books of his photography in 1986, 1987 and 2001.

“Through The Years: Kenny Rogers’ Photographs of America” was organized by The Estate of Kenneth Ray Rogers. In addition to his remarkable photographs, the exhibition will include some artifacts from Rogers’ performances at Clemson University’s Littlejohn Coliseum, as well as photos of his 2014 performance in Greenville by tour photographer Randy Dorman.