University at Buffalo: Reporter

State Museum exhibits Rogovin work

The New York State Museum in Albany has mounted an extensive exhibition of the works of photographer Milton Rogovin. Rogovin, known for his portraits of Buffalo steelworkers and the working poor of the Lower East Side, holds a master's degree in American studies from UB and is a member of the adjunct faculty in the Department of American Studies.

"Hope and Heartache: Milton Rogovin's Portraits of Ordinary Lives" includes photographs from several of his series: photographs of African-American storefront churches made in the 1950s, those of Lower East Side people taken during a 20-year period, photographs of Native American and Yemeni people from the Buffalo area and portraits of steel and auto industry workers and their families.

The show, which includes more than 200 photographs, will be on view at the Albany museum through March 3, then will travel to additional sites. Rogovin's works are in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the George Eastman House and the Museum of Modern Art, among others.

He has published five books, including "Portraits in Steel," written by UB history professor Michael Frisch, and has held shows nationwide in such prestigious institutions as the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Museum of American History.

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