Yvonne and Daughter Sonya

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Yvonne and Daughter Sonya

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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: 1974
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 Black family's life. A young woman wearing a white halter top and white shorts, is smoking a cigarette. Standing next to her is a young girl, wearing a white t-shirt and plaid skirt. They are standing in front of a door marked "Puerto Rican American/ Social Club, Inc/ Member Only".

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