Milton Rogovin
Family of Miners, Scotland, 1982
About this artwork
'The local chaps had their own greyhounds. That’s how we spent our Saturday nights out ... the dog had its race, and then we went into the wee café, where the girls could have a coffee and the men had a beer. That’s what we did.' Sandra Forbes, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, 4 July 2023.
Updated March 2024
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artist:Milton Rogovin (1909 - 2011) American
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title:Family of Miners, Scotland, 1982
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date created:1982
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:18.00 x 17.60 cm
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credit line:Gift 2006
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accession number:PGP 371.16
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Milton Rogovin
Milton Rogovin
Milton Rogovin was an American social documentary photographer. Born in New York, Rogovin had experienced the Great Depression of the 1930s. It left a profound impression on him which fuelled his empathy with the plight of working-class people. He practised as an optometrist in Buffalo, New York...
