Simmons College Trustman Gallery Presents: "Prisons, Factories, Schools", Photography by Michael Jacobson-Hardy, October 29.

BOSTON (Oct, 2001) — Simmons College presents "Prisons, Factories, Schools", Photography by Michael Jacobson-Hardy" Oct. 29 - Dec. 6 at the Simmons College Trustman Art Gallery, fourth floor, Main Campus Building, 300 The Fenway. There will be a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 8, with a gallery talk at 5:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Jacobson-Hardy is a social documentary photographer whose work has consistently focused on social, class, and race issues in the U.S. "Prisons, Factories, Schools" is a selection of images from three of Jacobson-Hardy’s publications: Beyond the Razor Wire –Portrait of an American Prison System (1999) with a forward by Angela Davis, The Changing Landscape of Labor (1996) and Facing Education (1994). A Northampton, MA resident, Jacobson-Hardy is completing a new book, Beyond the Monument in Washington D.C., with a forward by Ralph Nadar.

"Prisons, Factories, Schools" is the first Boston solo exhibit of an artist who has been widely represented by exhibitions in other cities.

Exhibit hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. For more information, contact Christine Kromer at 617-521-2268 or visit the Trustman Art Gallery Web site.

CONTACT

Katie Fiermonti
617-521-2369

See Also

Trustman Art Gallery

 

 

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