Rogovin, Milton, 1909-2011

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Social documentary photographer.

From the description of Milton Rogovin papers, 1928-2006 (bulk 1960-2003). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 706471000

Milton Rogovin, born December 30, 1909 in New York City, was trained as an optometrist at Columbia University, where he received his degree in 1931. He moved to Buffalo, New York in 1939, where he established his own optometric pratice on Chippewa Street near the city's Lower West Side. This region of the city would serve as a source of material for Rogovin's career as a photographer. His first photographic project, begun in 1958, was a series of photographs taken of storefront churches in Buffalo's African-American community. This series churches was followed by other series that documented the lives of workers and people living in poverty. These series included more work in Buffalo's Lower West Side where he was able to photograph the same people over the course of three decades of their lives. He also photographed coal miners in Appalachia, Scotland, France, China, Mexico, and Spain. Rogovin is quoted as saying, "The rich have their photographers, I photograph the forgotten ones."

From the description of Photographs of Storefront Churches and Musicians in Buffalo, 1958-1961 [graphic]. (SUNY at Buffalo). WorldCat record id: 58534755

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1909, Dec. 30 Born, New York, N.Y. 1931 B.S. in optometry, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1932 1938 Optometrist, New York, N.Y., attended classes at the New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. 1938 Moved first to Niagara Falls, N.Y., and then to Buffalo, N.Y. Charter member, United Optical Workers Local Union Member, American League Against War and Fascism, and fund-raiser in support of the Republican forces in Spain 1939 Opened his own optometry practice, Buffalo, N.Y. 1942 Married Anne Setters (died 2003) 1942 1945 Served in the U.S. Army as an optometrist, 1944-1945, stationed in England 1944 1962 Anne and Milton Rogovin under Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance for their political activities 1945 Returned to Buffalo, N.Y., and his optometry practice 1953 1957 Intermittent travels to Mexico, first serious photographic work 1957 Summoned before the House Committee on Un-American Activities Invited by William Tallmadge, a music professor, Rogovin began photographing African-American storefront churches, Buffalo, N.Y. 1961 Began photographing Buffalo, N.Y.'s East Side community 1962 1971 Frequent trips to Appalachia to make photographs 1967 Traveled to Chile to make photographs and to collaborate with Pablo Neruda 1972 M.A. in American Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. Began photographic documentation of Lower West Side of Buffalo, N.Y. Traveled to Soviet Union but was stymied in his attempt at photographic work 1972 1974 Teacher of social documentary photography, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 1975 First major exhibition, “Milton Rogovin: Lower West Side, Buffalo, New York,” Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y. Published Milton Rogovin: Lower West Side, Buffalo, New York / James N. Wood; with an appreciation by Paul Strand. Buffalo, N.Y.: Albright-Knox Gallery 1976 Began “Working People” series 1978 Retired from optometry to work full time in photography 1981 1990 Traveled to France, Scotland, Spain, Cuba, China, Germany, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Czechoslovakia, and Appalachia to make photographs for his “Family of Miners” series. 1985 Published Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones / interview by Cheryl Brutvan; with essays by Robert J. Doherty and Fred Licht. Seattle: University of Washington Press Published Windows that Open Inward: Images of Chile / photographs by Milton Rogovin; poems by Pablo Neruda; edited by Dennis Maloney; introduction by Pablo Neruda. Buffalo, N.Y.: White Pine Press 1992 1994 Returned to the Lower West Side of Buffalo, N.Y., to complete his “Triptychs,” images of individuals and families taken over the course of twenty years 1993 Published Portraits in Steel / Photographs by Milton Rogovin; Interviews by Michael Frisch. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press 1994 Published Triptychs: Buffalo's Lower West Side Revisited / photographs by Milton Rogovin; foreword by Robert Coles; introduction by Stephen Jay Gould; text by JoAnn Wypijewski. New York: W.W. Norton Honorary doctorate, State University of New York at Buffalo and Buffalo State College, Buffalo, N.Y. 1997 Due to low vision from cataracts, sold his Rolleiflex camera and began writing his autobiography 2000 After successful cataract surgery, bought back his camera and returned to Lower West Side of Buffalo, N.Y., to interview and photograph subjects from his earlier “Triptychs” series 2003 Exhibit of the Lower West Side “Quartets” Published Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones / [with] Dave Isay, David Miller and Harvey Wang. New York: Quantuck Lane Press 2004 Published With Eyes and Soul: Images of Cuba / poems by Nancy Morejón: photographs by Milton Rogovin; edited by Dennis Maloney; translated by Pamela Carmell and David Frye. Buffalo, N.Y.: White Pine Press 2005 Published Milton Rogovin: The Mining Photographs / essay by Judith Keller. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum 2011, Jan. 18 Died, Buffalo, N.Y. From the guide to the Milton Rogovin Papers, 1928-2006, (bulk 1960-2003), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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