Untitled
<p>Milton Rogovin, <em>Untitled</em>, 1985. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 7 15/16 × 6 13/16 in. (20.2 × 17.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter Barbur 2017.212.13</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1985
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 7 15/16 × 6 13/16 in. (20.2 × 17.4 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Milton Rogovin
Artist
Photography
Milton Rogovin was an American photographer known for sustained documentary work among working-class and marginalized communities from the 1940s onward. His photographs of coal miners in Appalachia, steelworkers in Pennsylvania, and residents of Buffalo's East Side combined unflinching social observation with formal clarity and deep respect for his subjects. Working primarily in black and white, Rogovin created extended series that functioned as visual archives of labor and everyday life in postwar industrial America. His approach to portraiture rejected sentimentality in favor of direct engagement and prolonged presence within communities.
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- Milton Rogovin
- Year
- 1985
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 7 15/16 × 6 13/16 in. (20.2 × 17.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1985-173304
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified