Weegee:
Two Truths & A Lie
with Jason Tannen
Weegee, In Top Hats in Trouble, NYC, 1942, © International Center of Photography
Saturday, April 1 at 7pm Pacific
Arthur Fellig (aka Weegee) was the archetypal tabloid news photographer of the twentieth century. From the mid– 1930s through the 1940s, his photographs offered gritty tales from the urban jungle: automobile crashes, gangland murders, after–hours nightclubs, and so much more.
Weegee’s camera captured the random misfortunes and diversions of a modern metropolis. Catching people unawares, at their most vulnerable or animated, his photographs reduced the gap between viewer and subject to the range of his flashgun.
My lecture examines Weegee’s remarkable photography in detail, explores the urban milieu in which he lived and worked, and includes related images that lend color and context to Weegee’s world.
This is a FREE event. Registration is required to reserve your spot and receive event reminders.
About Jason Tannen
Jason Tannen is a photographer, gallery curator, and educator. From 1998 to 2014, he directed the University Art Gallery at California State University, Chico, where he also taught the History of Photography and Film Studies.
He has exhibited his photographs throughout the United States and internationally, with recent exhibitions at the Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ, LoosenArt, Rome, Italy, and PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary.
He received his MFA degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and BFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA.
Location and Event Info
This event takes place in Room V-101 on the 1st floor of San Diego City College located inside the Career Technology Center at 16th and C St., 1081 16th St., San Diego, CA 92101
Street parking is available in the surrounding area. MTS Bus service on line 2 serves this location at the 16th and Broadway stop. Ride sharing and cycling are encouraged.
Access is free and open to the public beginning at 6:40pm.