THE SUBTLE POWER OF PHOTOGRAPHS: A PRIVATE COLLECTION
2020-12-21This collection, thoughtfully shaped by Walter and Sally Rugaber, spans over one hundred years from the mid-19th century through the 1960s Civil Rights era and beyond. The works on view capture street scenes of old Paris and the grand architectural plans of British cathedrals; children laboring in factories; scenes of rural America; sensitive portraits of Depression-era farmers, miners, and their families; and Civil Rights era sit-ins. These are interspersed with laconic still lifes, quiet portraits, and hauntingly beautiful “sense of place” landscapes. Many artists in this collection used images to address social justice issues. All are images of wonderment, beauty, and discord where the banal becomes a fascinating slice of life and simplicity is celebrated.
Opposite – Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), Country store on dirt road, Sunday afternoon, Gordonton, North Carolina, 1939
Exhibition runs through to January 10th, 2021
Taubman Museum of Art
110 Salem Ave SE
Roanoke, VA
