Friends of the Library Signature Showcase: Jay Wolke

From 2000 to 2007, Jay Wolke photographed in the south of Italy to  capture the complexity of a region that is colloquially known as   Il mezzogiorno. What he found in this historic and often troubled  landscape was an elaborate set of physical, social,and political forces  manifested in an extraordinary tapestry of visual information. Join us as he discusses the project and signs copies of his latest book,   Architecture of Resignation, Photographs from the Mezzogiorno published  by the Center for American Places (now Columbia College Chicago  Press).  This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will  be served. Friday October 28, 2011 | 5:00-6:30pm Columbia College Chicago Library, 3rd Floor North 624 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 Jay Wolke is Professor and Chair of the Art + Design Department at  Columbia College Chicago and has been an educator since 1980. He is   a celebrated photographer and the author of several books including    All Around the House: Photographs of American Jewish Communal Life,  published by the Art Institute of Chicago, and Along the Divide:  Photographs of the Dan Ryan Expressway, published by the Center for  American Places.