Michael and Pam

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Michael and Pam

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Milton Rogovin

American Photographer · 1909–2011

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Raised during the Great Depression, Milton Rogovin became politically active as a result of his impoverished childhood. He called himself a "social documentary photographer" and eventually devoted himself to photographing the segment of society he designated "the forgotten ones." Rogovin studied optometry at Columbia University, then opened a shop in Buffalo, New York, in 1938. He purchased his fi

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Date
1973
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
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First image of a triptych showing the progression of time in a working class family's life. A man with an afro wearing a turtleneck, plaid pants, and suspenders, stands with his arm around a woman wearing a straw hat, striped shirt, and a cardigan sweater. They are standing in front of a door covered with graffiti.

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