Memorial Service for Social Documentary Photographer, Milton Rogovin (1909-2011)

You are invited to celebrate the life and work of Milton Rogovin at a memorial for the late photographer, Saturday, May 21, 2011, from 2 - 3:30pm. The memorial service will be held at Upton Hall, Warren Enters Auditorium, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY. A reception will follow. No RSVP required, open to the public.

An exhibition of Milton's work will be on view in the gallery adjacent to the auditorium, curated by the Burchfield-Penny Art Center, hours 12pm - 6pm. Photograph of Milton Rogovin by Robart Kalman, © 2010.

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The Forgotten Ones & the Working Class Eye of Milton Rogovin

We'd like to share the remarkable documentary film, "Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones," Winner of Tribeca Film Festival for Short Documentaries, by filmmaker Harvey Wang.

View the Film on YouTube

This short film celebrates the life's work of photographer Milton Rogovin, who was 93 when this film was shot. After being blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s and subsequently losing his optometry practice, Rogovin dedicated his life to photographing the residents of a depressed six-block area in his hometown of Buffalo, New York. Rogovin's first series of portraits of Lower West Side residents was completed in 1972. Over the next twenty years, Rogovin returned two more times to re-photograph his subjects. The film follows him as he returns one more time to the Lower West Side to take a fourth in his series of once-a-decade portraits.

In related news, The Working Class Eye of Milton Rogovin, opened this January, 2011 and will be on view at Gage Gallery, Roosevelt University in Chicago, through June 30th.

Gage Gallery, Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9-6 p.m.
Saturday, 10-4 p.m.

For more info on exhibitions »

Milton's Master Collection at Center for Creative Photography

The master collection of 3,500 Milton Rogovin photographs can now ALL be seen online! This archive is at the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson.

Visit the Center for Creative Photography Archive now!

Curators, students and scholars from around the world will be able to view many of the world's great photography, including that of Milton Rogovin.

Milton Rogovin, Photographer and Social Activist

Milton in the darkroom. Photo © Diane Bush, c.1982

Milton Rogovin, Social Documentary Photographer and Activist, passed away today, January 18, 2011. He was 101 years old. 

We are saddened by the loss of such a wonderful human being and photographer. Milton touched many peoples lives and documented an important piece of our history. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/parting-glance-milton-rogovin-101/

The Working-Class Eye of Milton Rogovin will be on exhibit this January 20 - June 30, 2011 at Gage Gallery, Roosevelt University, in Chicago.

The Working-Class Eye of Milton Rogovin

www.miltonrogovin.com

The Working-Class Eye of Milton Rogovin
at Gage Gallery in Chicago

January 20 - June 30, 2011

Opening Reception:  January 20, 5 - 8 p.m., with presentation by Mark Rogovin

   

HOURS: Monday – Friday, 9-6 p.m., Saturday, 10-4 p.m.   

WHERE: Gage Gallery, Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago

For a full calendar of exhibit events: www.roosevelt.edu/gagegallery

Exhibition made possible by generous financial support from Susan B. Rubnitz.
Sponsored by Roosevelt University's College of Arts and Sciences, the Chicago Center for Working-Class Studies, and the Labor and Working-Class History Association.

FOR INFORMATION: www.roosevelt.edu/gagegallery

Happy 101st Birthday Milton!

Season's Greetings from Buffalo, NY! 

December 30th will mark Milton Rogovin's 101st Birthday! 

In honor of his birthday, Milton has requested that you make donations to the Western New York Peace Center or Military Families Speak Out. Our contributions together will really help further the cause of Peace.

We'd also like to share the remarkable documentary film, "Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones," Winner of Tribeca Film Festival for Short Documentaries by filmmaker Harvey Wang.

View the Film on YouTube

This short film celebrates the life's work of photographer Milton Rogovin, who was 93 when this film was shot. After being blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s and subsequently losing his optometry practice, Rogovin dedicated his life to photographing the residents of a depressed six-block area in his hometown of Buffalo, New York. Rogovin's first series of portraits of Lower West Side residents was completed in 1972. Over the next twenty years, Rogovin returned two more times to re-photograph his subjects. The film follows him as he returns one more time to the Lower West Side to take a fourth in his series of once-a-decade portraits.

Best Documentary Short
2003 Tribeca Film Festival, New York, NY

Co-Winner
2003 The One Show Film Festival, New York, NY

"Picture Man" Wins 1st Prize in Short Documentary Category

Special Announcement

We are very pleased to announce the film "Picture Man the Poetry of Photographer Milton Rogovin" has won 1st prize for short documentaries in the Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival.



Congratulations to the star of the show, Milton Rogovin, and the film's crew: Sharon Karp (Director/Editor), Jerri Zbiral (Production Managerl, Mark Rogovin (Producer), Isadore Bleckman (Cinematography), and Sheera Bleckman (Assistant Editor).

The festival is presented by the PROGRESS Arts Group Inc., a non-profit charitable arts and education organization whose mission is to educate and create opportunities through the arts - worldwide.