CULVER – The works of three of America’s most noted photographers from the 1930s are on exhibit at Culver Academies through July 31.
The works of Eudora Welty, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and Ansel Adams debuted Feb. 20-21 in the Crisp Visual Arts Center for a five-month exhibit. The Crisp Center is located on Academy Road on the campus of Culver Academies, just west of Logansport Gate.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. The Deer-Zink Gallery will be open on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The exhibit is also available by appointment by calling Robert Nowalk, curator of the Academies’ collection, at 574-842-8278.
The photo exhibit, drawn from the holdings of the Culver Academies’ art collection, will include:
• 20 images by Eudora Welty from her Mississippi portfolio. Representing documentary photography, though better known as an author, Welty worked for the Works Progress Administration during the 1930s.
• 27 photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt, a noted photojournalist with an international reputation. Eisenstaedt came to Culver Military Academy in 1939 to do a story for Life magazine.
• 15 images from Yosemite Portfolio III by Ansel Adams, created in 1960 for the Sierra Club from negatives taken between 1926 and 1959. Adams represents aesthetics and is the most well-known and beloved of all American photographers.
“Together, these three photographers present a vision of America in the first half of the 20th Century that is diverse and alive, truthful yet hopeful,” Nowalk said.
“The joy of being an educator exists in sharing learning,” he added. “The Visual Arts at Culver understands works of art to be the cultural legacy of all humanity and not just the possession of one person or one institution. Ownership is stewardship and, since it is our mission to educate, share, enrich, and offer learning opportunities, when we have something important to offer, we would like it to reach the widest possible number of people.”
