Black Panther Party: Making Sense of History - photographs by Stephen Shames

When: Part of an on-going series or exhibition during Washington Weekend. See below for details.
Where: Odegaard Undergraduate Library - View Map
Contact: Lynda Ekins, compost@u.washington.edu, 206-685-3752
More information:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/ougl/spotlight/

As an undergraduate at UC-Berkeley in the late 1960s, Stephen Shames went out to photograph the emerging Black Panther Party. He began with an interesting project for his photography class and ended up with a lens inside history. His images—-strong, clear, direct black-and-white work—-demonstrate that even as a young photographer he had a keen eye for both subject and light. His subject matter ranges from the public events familiar to many of us to intimate shots of life inside the Panther Party houses and schools.

This exhibit will run April - May 2008 at Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
Check out library hours for specific times.