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Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen

Past exhibition
18 Jan - 29 Feb 2008
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Artworks
  • Black & white photograph of African-American man carrying a sign reading “Now”
    Bob Adelman, Participants in the 1963 March on Washington, D.C., 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta Scott leading marchers on Jefferson Davis Highway to Montgomery, Alabama
    Bob Adelman, King and his wife Coretta lead the marchers on Jefferson Davis Highway to Montgomery, Alabama, 1965 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of Martin Luther King in front of a large cross, speaking at the 16th street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama
    Bob Adelman, At the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of Ralph Bunche and the Kings with arms linked, parading down Montgomery’s main street in a victory march beginning in downtown Montgomery towards the state capitol
    Bob Adelman, Leading 25,000 marchers, King enters the downtown, Montgomery, Alabama, 1965 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing a black suit and tie, white shirt
    Bob Adelman, Eyes on the prize: King in a quiet moment during the march to Montgomery, Alabama, 1965 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of African-American woman carrying a sandwich board with the word “Freedom”
    Bob Adelman, Signifying Photograph, c. 1968 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of a protesting woman kneeling on a handkerchief on the ground surrounded by workers and police officers in Brooklyn, New York
    Bob Adelman, Protestors put their lives on the line, closing down a construction site at the Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York City, 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of African-American woman arrested by two white cops with helmets
    Bob Adelman, Innocent bystander arrested, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of woman picketer under arrest in a police van behind Loveman's department store in Birmingham, Alabama after protesting unfair hiring practices
    Bob Adelman, Picketer under arrest behind Loveman's department store, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963
  • Black & white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking, right hand raised, people behind him visible
    Bob Adelman, The Dreamer dreams. Washington, D.C., 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of a woman, Mrs. Pettway, in her kitchen with walls covered in newspapers featuring Martin Luther King in Canton Bend, Alabama
    Bob Adelman, Mrs. Pettway, Canton Bend, Alabama, 1966 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of African-American boy at a school desk, with framed photograph of Abraham Lincoln in the background
    Bob Adelman, Classroom, New York City, 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of African-American’s hands circling candidates on the 1966 ballot of Wilcox County, Alabama
    Bob Adelman, One of the first African American voters to cast a vote under the new law, Camden, Alabama, 1966 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of crowd in Washington DC in front of the the Washington Monument carrying signs, We March, We Demand
    Bob Adelman, Marchers en route to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of an older African American man having a button affixed to his lapel after registering to vote
    Bob Adelman, A successfully registered voter is awarded with his button, Sumter, South Carolina, 1962 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of a young boy, mostly obscured by the architecture of the stoop he sits on
    Bob Adelman, Boy in a box, Brooklyn, New York City, 1964 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of four children in the back of a car, three white, one African-American
    Bob Adelman, On main street, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of four African-American children in front of a blackboard with the words, Freedom Is Near
    Bob Adelman, Writing on the wall, Alberta, Alabama, 1965 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of three boys posing on a Queens street with baseball gear in New York
    Bob Adelman, Play ball, St. Albans neighborhood, Queens, New York City, c. 1968 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of five well dressed boys standing in a row in front of a store
    Bob Adelman, Boys to men, Easter Sunday. Harlem, New York City, c. 1979 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of civil rights leader Malcolm X speaking at a demonstration in Brooklyn while holding a pamphlet reading, "To Unite!"
    Bob Adelman, Malcom X at a civil rights demonstration, Brooklyn, New York City, 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black & white photograph of African-American men and women holding each other while hosed down with water under pressure
    Bob Adelman, No man is an island. Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of children looking through a mail slot
    Bob Adelman, Peering through a mail slot. Brooklyn, New York City, 1964 (printed later)
  • Black and white photograph of protesters in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama being sprayed with fire hoses
    Bob Adelman, Beloved community. Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963 (printed 2007)
  • Black and white photograph of a white protester in front of the White House holding signs with hate speech
    Bob Adelman, Hate Speech, the White House. Washington, D.C., 1962 (printed 2007)
Installation Views
  • Installation view of Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen at Westwood Gallery NYC, New York, 2008
    Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen | Installation View
  • Installation view of Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen at Westwood Gallery NYC, New York, 2008
    Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen | Installation View
  • Installation view of Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen at Westwood Gallery NYC, New York, 2008
    Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen | Installation View
  • Installation view of Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen at Westwood Gallery NYC, New York, 2008
    Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen | Installation View
  • Installation view of Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen at Westwood Gallery NYC, New York, 2008
    Bob Adelman: Mine Eyes Have Seen | Installation View
Press release

​WESTWOOD GALLERY NYC presented an historic collection of photographs representing the struggle for civil rights in the 1960s by award winning photographer, Bob Adelman. In honor of Martin Luther King's birthday (January 15th) and Black History Month (February) the gallery highlighted significant photos representing a time in U.S. history, 45 years ago. On exhibit were fifty-five photographs including iconic portraits of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks and images of civil and social unrest in the streets of New York, Washington D.C. and the deep South. At the time, Bob Adelman, who graduated with a law degree from Harvard, was drawn to photography with the same passion he had for justice and his study of philosophy. He captured moments that re-shaped modern American history. He photographed not only the marchers, riots and speeches, but also the fabric of everyday life in rural communities, ghettos and social gatherings. Adelman traveled to cities and documented achievements big and small within the black community, including successful musicians, sports figures, educators, even the first African-American sheriff elected under the Voting Rights Act in Alabama in 1979. As a photographer, Adelman has made extraordinary contributions to our visual history, considering the extent he traversed to chronicle events, photographic essays and distinct individuals.

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The exhibition at WESTWOOD GALLERY NYC was the first time this body of work was shown in a solo gallery exhibition in the 50 year history of the photographer. On April 4, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. King, actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee read from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" speech.

Press
  • Bob Adelman photographs Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Black Gives Back, 6 Apr 2008
  • Ruby Dee Speaks at Westwood Gallery

    Mad Dog Gossip, 5 Apr 2008
  • NYC Events Commemorating MLK’s Death

    Ruby Dee speaks at Westwood Gallery
    CW11, 4 Apr 2008
  • Events for Friday, April 4, 2008

    Ruby Dee at Westwood Gallery
    New York Observer, 4 Apr 2008
  • Bob Adelman: Highlight photos of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”

    A Time Life Private Party for “Mine Eyes Have Seen: Bearing Witness to the Struggle for Civil Rights.”
    PRIVATE Photo Review, 4 Apr 2008
  • Photographs by Bob Adelman honoring Dr. MLK Jr. on 40th anniversary of his death

    Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC, 4 Mar 2008
  • Bob Adelman talks about his Experience during the Civil Rights Movement

    NBC6 South Florida, 21 Jan 2008
  • Exhibit Showcases Iconic Photos Of Civil Rights Movement

    Cheryl Wills, NY1, 21 Jan 2008
  • Bob Adelman at Westwood Gallery

    CW11, 17 Jan 2008
  • Interview with Bob Adelman

    CNN, 16 Jan 2008
  • Photographing Civil Rights

    History Interview with Bob Adelman
    Farai Chideya, NPR, 14 Jan 2008
  • Adelman’s Best Shot

    Interview with civil rights photographer Bob Adelman
    Leo Benedictus, The Guardian, 3 Jan 2008
  • Little-seen photographs of ordinary people caught up in civil rights movement

    Regan McMahon, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec 2007
  • Civil rights photographer Bob Adelman interviewed by Tavis Smiley from PBS

    Tavis Smiley, PBS, 19 Dec 2007
  • The Unblinking Eye

    Photographer Bob Adelman captured iconic moments of the civil rights struggle
    Audra D.S. Burch, Miami Herald, 10 Dec 2007
  • Mine Eyes Have Seen - Bob Adelman chronicles black people’s resistance to US racism

    Socialist Worker Online, 10 Dec 2007
News
  • Activist Ruby Dee at Westwood Gallery

    Actress and Civil Rights activist Ruby Dee speaks about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at exhibition 15 Jan 2008
    In honor of Martin Luther King's birthday (January 15th) and Black History Month (February) the Westwood Gallery NYC highlighted significant photos representing a time in...
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