An Evening with David Plowden: Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago and the Columbia College Chicago Library present An Evening with David Plowden: Closing Reception for Heartland: The Plains and the Prairie exhibit on Tuesday, November 19th from 5:30-7:30pm in the 3rd Floor North Reading Room of the Library.  The Library is located at 624 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL.

David Plowden’s work spans over fifty years. He has authored more than twenty photography books, including The American Barn, Vanishing Point: Fifty Years of Photography and Requiem for Steam. Plowden’s photographs can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Beinecke Library at Yale University, the Center for Creative Photography, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.

The reception begins at 5:30pm, followed by a talk by David Plowden at 6:00pm. He will be signing copies of his latest work, Heartland: The Plains and the Prairie at 7:00pm. Copies will be available for sale at the event.

Heartland: The Plains and the Prairie Exhibit - Photographs by David Plowden

Photograph by David Plowden

The Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Columbia College Chicago Library are pleased to display prints by photographer David Plowden.  The photographs on exhibit are from Plowden's latest book,  Heartland: The Plains and the Prairie, and will be available for viewing from November 11-November 19th 2013 in the 3rd Floor North Reading Room during Library hours.  The Library is located at 624 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL.

David Plowden’s work spans over fifty years. He has authored more than twenty photography books, including The American Barn, Vanishing Point: Fifty Years of Photography and Requiem for Steam. Plowden’s photographs can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Beinecke Library at Yale University, the Center for Creative Photography, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.

A closing reception for the exhibit, featuring a talk by David Plowden will be held on Tuesday, November 19th from 5:30-7:00pm in the same location.

David Plowden Presentation and Book Signing, Wednesday, 12/01/10

Join us in the Library as we welcome renowned photographer, David Plowden for a presentation about his work followed by light refreshments and a signing of his latest book, Requiem for Steam: The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden published by W.W. Norton & Company.

The event will be held on Wednesday, December 1st from 6:00-8:00pm, 3rd Floor North, in the Library. We are located at 624 S. Michigan Ave. The lecture begins promptly at 6:00pm followed by the reception and book signing at 7:00pm.

David Plowden is the author of more than twenty photography books, including: Bridges: The Spans of North America, Vanishing Point: Fifty Years of Photography, and A Handful of Dust: Disappearing America. He is the subject of the Emmy award-winning documentary, David Plowden: Light, Shadow and Form, narrated by Bill Kurtis.