Photograph – Chasing Light: Black and White Photography

City Reverie (Cincinnati) by George Richmond Hoxie

George Richmond Hoxie (American, 1907-1984) City Reverie (Cincinnati), date unknown Photograph Gift of Galen Hoxie Thesken 1986.134

Watchful Waiting by George Richmond Hoxie

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George Richmond Hoxie (American, 1907-1984) Watchful Waiting, before 1957 Photograph Gift of Galen Hoxie Thesken 1986.114

Change Flight Plan by Hoxie

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George Richmond Hoxie (American, 1907-1984) Change Flight Plan, date unknown Photograph Gift of Galen Hoxie Thesken 1986.143

Excelsior Shoe Factory by Shin-ichi Kumanomido

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Shin-ichi Kumanomido (Japanese, b. 1941) Excelsior Shoe Factory, Interior, 1981 Photograph Miami University Art Museum purchase 1988.24.19

Glass Profiles by George Richmond Hoxie

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George Richmond Hoxie (American, 1907-1984) Glass Profiles, before 1943 Photograph Gift of Galen Hoxie Thesken 1986.117

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.