Title: Documenting Detroit
Description: (From the Detroit Historical Society exhibit description)
From 1972 to 1984, the Detroit Historical Museum partnered with the Center for Creative Studies (today the College for Creative Studies) to create the Documenting Detroit photography series. The students, taught by prolific Detroit photographer Bill Rauhauser, explored aspects of documentary photography using the people and landscape of Detroit as their subjects. Many of the photographs were exhibited at the museum, and all became part of the permanent collection. Several students featured in this exhibition went on to professional careers in photography, such as Dave Jordano and Carla Anderson.
Curation and Design: Documenting Detroit is a traveling exhibit from the Detroit Historical Society. It appears in the McNichols Campus Library as part of the University of Detroit Mercy's Black History Month programming.
Dates: Jan. 17 - Feb. 28, 2023
"A Class Capturing History: These Photographs capture the Detroit that no longer is, the Detroit that lives today and the Detroit that will continue to exist for years to come..."
The lower middle photograph, Fire Station, was taken by Steven Jay Tapper in 1972. Tapper studied photography and design at CCS and later applied his skills to jewelry design working at his brother Howard's local business, Tapper's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry, which opened in 1977.
Photos of Detroiters at the Thanksgiving Parade, Belle Isle, the 1976 Ethnic Festival, and other places around the city.
Locations in these photos include Woodward and Grand River, Gratiot Central Market, and the Greyhound Bus Station.