Hector and Sugar

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Hector and Sugar

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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: 1971
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

First image of a triptych showing the progression of time in a working class family's life. A young Black couple stands in front of a brick building. The man is wearing a dark hat, light jacket, turtleneck, and dark pants. The woman is wearing a light coat over a dark mini-dress.

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