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IU Archives Exhibit: Cushman's Curiosity in Black and White
05/23/2011
Charles W. Cushman, a 1917 graduate of Indiana University, is best known for his his color photographs dating from 1938 through 1969. These images have been widely viewed and used in documentaries, books, newspapers, magazines and websites across North America and Europe. Cushman, as many people would be surprised to learn, was also shooting high-quality black and white images well before 1938 through the early 1940s.
The IU
Archives' current exhibit highlights some of
Cushman’s finest black and white images, as well as
examples of the notes he kept, other documents, and camera
equipment. The exhibit, open to the public, runs through
September 30, 2011 in Wells Library E460 (East Tower).
For more information about this exhibit, contact Brad Cook, Curator of Photographs.To learn more about the Cushman collection, read the Indiana Public Media's story from June 2011.
