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
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
Milton Rogovin Honored for Lifetime Contributions
On December 30th of 2009, Milton's 100th birthday was celebrated with family and friends. Milton received international felicitations and recognition including a personal letter from President Barack Obama.
June 4, 2010 - The Center for Study of Working Class Life
honored Milton Rogovin with its Award for Lifetime Contributions to Social Justice for Working People.
This award was presented at the bi-annual "How Class Works" conference at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, on Friday, June 4, 2010.
The Rich have Their Own Photographers - Finally Available!
"This Movie Could Change the World!" - Pete Seeger
In 1957, Milton Rogovin was declared “The Top Communist in Buffalo”. In reality, he was an optometrist active registering Black voters. Refusing to be silenced, he found a new political voice, a camera. Milton began to document Buffalo’s poorest and working classes, and eventually, the world’s. Collaborating with Pablo Neruda and others at the forefront of justice movements, documenting those he considers, “The Forgotten Ones”. Through his photographs, Rogovin depicts the extreme inequalities that exist and conveys that message through beautiful works of art. But for Rogovin, his prints are his protests, his only concern is the continuing fight for social justice. Watch the trailer here:
Directed by Ezra Bookstein
Produced by Telling Images Films, LLC in association with MUSE Film & Television
www.tellingimagefilms.com