"Colorado Connection," a special exhibit of images with links to the state made by prominent photographers will be available for public viewing at the Andrew J. Macky Gallery in Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The exhibit was recently presented to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication by Rich Clarkson, an internationally acclaimed photographer, and John E. Holden, an alumnus of the school.
"Storytelling pictures capture moments of history, beauty and insight," said Clarkson. "This cross-section of memorable photographs features famous images made in the state as well as the work of notable photographers who have called Colorado home."
The collection includes 14 notable photographs with a Colorado connection. They include pictures made by photographers now living and working in Colorado along with some famed photographs made in Colorado. They range from very literal news pictures to photographs of artistic note. Included are six Pulitzer Prize-winning pictures.
Paul Voakes, newly appointed dean of journalism and mass communication, said the collection will serve as an inspiration to the school's students, especially its photojournalism students, for years to come.
"On behalf of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the university, we gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Rick Clarkson and John Holden which made this exhibit possible," Voakes said.
Associate Dean Meg Moritz said the photos will be on permanent display in the school once the Macky exhibit closes.
"All of these photos will serve as beautiful daily reminders of what it is journalists can do," she said. "Look at them and you see what excellence means and you understand instantly the power of the image."
Clarkson personally selected, secured and oversaw the preparation of the photographs. Holden's generous donation supported the production and finishing costs of the photos, as well as improvements for the Armory building, where the photos will be permanently housed.
The Andrew J. Macky Gallery is located on the first floor of Macky Auditorium and is open to the public on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Following this exhibit, the collection will be installed in the Armory, the home of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, at 1511 University Ave.
The CU-Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication is one of only two accredited programs in the field in Colorado and is the only one in the state to offer a full, integrated range of undergraduate, graduate and professional studies.
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"Colorado Connection" Photographers
Neal Ulevich, former and retired Associated Press photographer, is still active and freelancing from his Denver home. His pictures made in 1976 from rioting and executions in Thailand won the Pulitzer Prize in 1977.
Larry C. Price, now assistant managing editor for photography of The Denver Post, was working for the Ft. Worth Star Telegram in 1980 when he went to cover the plight of Baptist missionaries in Liberia. He found himself in the midst of an uprising with sudden executions of members of the cabinet of President William Tolbert. The pictures were selected for the Pulitzer Prize in 1981.
Robert Jackson, semi-retired in Colorado Springs but still taking photographs for The Gazette, was a staff photographer for the Dallas Times-Herald in 1963 when President Kennedy was assassinated. The next day, he photographed the exact instant that Jack Ruby shot and killed suspect Lee Harvey Oswald. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1964.
George Kocheniec Jr., a staff photographer of The Rocky Mountain News, was one of the first photographers to arrive at Columbine High School after the 1999 shootings. His picture of shocked and grieving students was the anchor image of the newspaper's portfolio of pictures that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000.
Matt Inden was a student studying photography when he photographed one of the slurry bombers fighting the Colorado forest fires during the summer of 2002. He positioned himself to photograph a drop onto the Big Elk fire near Estes Park and was making pictures when the overstressed PB4Y-2 broke apart and crashed. The remarkable picture of an actual airplane crash was first published by the Rocky Mountain News and was part of their Pulitzer Prize portfolio.
Barry Guiterrez, a staff photographer for The Rocky Mountain News, was photographing the fast-moving fires near Durango in the summer of 2002 when new fires broke out, menacing homes near the Missionary Ridge. The pall of the orange light painted a strange look in this picture, part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning pictures in 2003.
Duane Howell, a longtime Denver Post photographer now retired, was among the first to arrive at the scene of a plane crash near Silverthorne where all 40 people aboard a charter flight died. The plane was carrying the Wichita State football team to a game in Salt Lake City when it failed to clear mountains in a canyon too narrow to turn back.
Dave Black has become one of the nation's premier sports photographers, covering Olympic athletes and games principally for Newsweek magazine. A longtime resident of Colorado Springs, Black was once a gymnast, then a gymnastic coach, and now an accomplished photographer. His picture of Sarah Hughes is from her gold medal figure skating performance at the Salt Lake City winter games.
James Balog is a Boulder photographer who has become one of the nation's leading photographers combining storytelling images with innovative artistry. His photographs have appeared on the walls of museums, the pages of books and cover stories in National Geographic magazine. One of his most famous pictures from "Survivors: A New Vision of Endangered Wildlife" appears in the exhibition.
Kevin Moloney is a contributing photographer for The New York Times and regularly covers the Mountain West. In addition, he teaches the photojournalism classes at the CU-Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communications. His picture in the exhibition came from a rodeo weekend in Broadus, Mont.
Dean Conger was a longtime staff photographer at National Geographic magazine, now retired and living in Durango. He was one of a few photographers granted unlimited access to the former Soviet Union in the 1960s and his pictures for National Geographic also were made into a book. This photograph of a small girl waving became one of the most popular pictures ever published in the Geographic. Prior to joining the staff of the Geographic, Conger was a three-time national Newspaper Photographer of the Year when working at The Denver Post. When he joined the Geographic staff, he was also named Magazine Photographer of the Year. He retired from National Geographic as assistant director of photography.
Rich Clarkson is now a Denver resident where he owns a photography and publishing company. He had been a senior assistant editor and director of photography of the National Geographic Society and assistant managing editor/graphics at The Denver Post. For many years, he was a contributing photographer to Sports Illustrated magazine with more than 70 covers. His photograph in the exhibition is of American miler Jim Ryun training for the Mexico City Olympic Games in the high-altitude sand dunes near Alamosa.
Ansel Adams is an icon of American photography whose pictures captured the beauty of the American West. Though he lived in California, he made many trips into Colorado and his pictures touched on the beauty of the Rockies including the one included in the exhibition of aspen trees in autumn in Delores River Canyon. Adams died in 1984. Today, his original prints are among the most collectable and sought-after photographs in the world.
W. Eugene Smith virtually invented the picture essay in the early days of Life magazine and his incisive photographs from Spain to Mimamata, Japan, to Africa define documentary photography today. His photographs in 1948 of Dr. Ernest Ceriana in Kremmling, Colo., stand today as one of the classic picture stories of all time. The lead picture of "Country Doctor" is included in the exhibition. Smith died in 1978.
Editors' note: Attached are three images from the photo exhibit. The credits should read as follows: the image of the little girl in Russia waving to the camera needs a copyright credit that should read "© National Geographic Society," the image of the plane crash should read "© Duane Howell" and the image of Jim Ryun running in the desert should read "© Rich Clarkson." A complete listing of exhibit photographers and pictures follows the release.