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Exhibits

Information about current and past McNichols Campus Library exhibits.

Documenting Detroit

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

The Exhibit

Four black and white photos of people in Detroit

Documenting Detroit

"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..."