Wellin Museum Exhibition Explores Photographic Storytelling Through Series and Text
At Hamilton College, the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art is showcasing "Storytelling: Photographers Making Meaning," an exhibit that delves into how photographers convey stories through a combination of images and text. Among the ten series on display is Keisha Scarville's site-specific installation and Milton Rogovin's "Lower West Side Revisited," which chronicles the lives of residents in Buffalo's Lower West Side over several decades, illustrating family dynamics, losses, and changes in architecture. Also featured is Lorna Simpson's "Details" (1996). Tracy L. Adler, the museum's director, noted the exhibition's goal of fostering critical engagement with visuals, while Collections Curator Elizabeth Shannon pointed out Rogovin's work and highlighted lesser-known pieces by 20th- and 21st-century American artists.
Key facts
- Storytelling: Photographers Making Meaning | Works from the Wellin Museum's Collection is on view at the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College.
- The exhibition includes ten photographic series and a site-specific installation by Keisha Scarville.
- Milton Rogovin began Lower West Side Revisited in the early 1970s, photographing residents of Buffalo, New York's Lower West Side and returning twice at decade intervals.
- Lorna Simpson's Details (1996) is among the works in the show.
- Tracy L. Adler is the museum's Johnson-Pote Director.
- Elizabeth Shannon is the Collections Curator and organized the exhibition's selection of 20th- and 21st-century American artists.
- The exhibition highlights works from the Wellin Museum's collection that may be unfamiliar to Hamilton College students and faculty.
- Adler told Hyperallergic the show encourages new criticality toward everyday imagery.
Entities
Artists
- Milton Rogovin
- Keisha Scarville
- Lorna Simpson
- Tracy L. Adler
- Elizabeth Shannon
Institutions
- Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art
- Hamilton College
- Hyperallergic
Locations
- Buffalo
- New York
- United States