Chasing Light: Black and White Photography

At the Lathe by Margaret Bourke-White

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Margaret Bourke-White (American, 1904-1971)
At the Lathe: “Hammer and Sickle” Factory: Moscow, photographed 1931; printed 1934
Photogravure
Gift of Mrs. Frances McClure
2013.73.l

  • Margaret Bourke-White
  • Photogravure
  • Women

Quick Facts

  • 31 B&W photographs
  • Covers approx 100 years of photography
  • Features Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbott and Steve Schapiro
  • Co-curated with Miami University photographers

Exhibition Program

The Allure of Light: A Panel Discussion [Virtual] 

Wed, Sep 16 | 4:30-6 PM

EVENT ACCESS

This moderated panel discussion in the gallery includes dialogue with photographers Scott Kissel, Jeff Sabo, Ron Stevens and Jon Yamashiro. The conversation, moderated by Jason Shaiman, Curator of Exhibitions, will look into how chasing light affects their work and their appreciation of photographs featured in the exhibition, Chasing Light.

Exhibition Program

Freedom in Black and White: The Making of a Photographer-Activist [Virtual] 

Artist Steve Shapiro, Chicago, Illinois

Thu, Oct 15 | 6-7:15 P PM

EVENT ACCESS

Photojournalist Steve Schapiro is best known for his civil rights photographs. His most recognizable images are of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project (Freedom Summer) and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. 

He is also an acclaimed celebrity and film set photographer. Schapiro will discuss his work in the context of American social history.

This lecture is co-sponsored with the Contemporary Art Forum.

Featured Works

  • Lighting the Way

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  • In Appreciation

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  • Under the El at the Battery by Berenice Abbott

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  • Moonsnails by Olivia Parker

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  • Contemplation by Edward Kezur

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  • City Reverie (Cincinnati) by George Richmond Hoxie

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  • Watchful Waiting by George Richmond Hoxie

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  • Change Flight Plan by Hoxie

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  • Cooler by Arthur “Weegee” Fellig

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  • Excelsior Shoe Factory by Shin-ichi Kumanomido

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  • Monterey by Leopold Hugo

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  • Monterey by Leopold Hugo

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  • Glass Profiles by George Richmond Hoxie

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  • Madrone Bark, Santa Cruz Mountains, California by Ansel Adams

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  • Construction 272 by Alan Barry Cohen

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  • Church St. and White by Donna Ferrato

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  • Franklin St. The Kiss by Donna Ferrato

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  • Freedom Now by Steve Schapiro

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  • Woman and Flag by Steve Schapiro

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  • We Shall Overcome; Freedom Summer Bus by Steve Schapiro

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  • Rita Schwerner by Steve Schapiro

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  • Chaney Family Waiting to Hear About Their Son by Steve Schapiro

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  • Self-Image by Anne Noggle

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  • Yolanda: Sic Transit Gloria Sepse by Anne Noggle

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  • Church Facade by Paul Strand

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  • Plaza Santo Domingo by Mario A. Algaze

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  • Ninos Limpin Botas by Mario A. Algaze

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  • Two Girls Kneeling by Mario A. Algaze

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  • At the Lathe by Margaret Bourke-White

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  • Chain Belt Movement by Margaret Bourke-White

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  • Swan Lake Rehearsal by Alfred Eisenstaedt

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  • Thailand by Sally Gall

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  • Fiji by Sally Gall

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