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Milton Rogovin

(Brooklyn, New York, 1909 - 2011, Buffalo, New York)

Untitled [Worker Creating Sparks Behind Smoke]

From the series "Republic Steel"

1978

Gelatin silver print

7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Patrick Kennedy

2024.12.12

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"In 1975 I closed my optometric office in order to do a photo series in the steel mills of the Buffalo area (plus one series in Philadelphia). In this series, I tried, if possible, to film the workers both at work and at home with their families." –Milton Rogovin