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RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER TO SPEAK AT WILLIAM
PATERSON UNIVERSITY
George Tice, a photographer who specializes
in New Jersey’s urban and industrial landscapes, will present
a lecture and slide presentation ” at William Paterson University
in Wayne on Sunday, March 7 at 2 p.m. In the event of severe inclement
weather, the lecture will be held on Sunday, March 28 at 2 p.m. The
lecture, originally scheduled for December 7, was postponed due to
inclement weather.
The program, “George A. Tice Presents a Retrospective of His
Career in Photography, 1953-2003,” will be held in the David
and Lorraine Cheng Library auditorium; a reception will follow. Admission
is $10, $5 for William Paterson faculty and staff, and free for students
and members of the Friends of the David and Lorraine Cheng Library.
Tickets may be purchased the day of the event.
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Tice, who was awarded an honorary doctor of
humane letters degree at the University’s commencement ceremony
in May2003, is primarily known for his photographs of theatres, shops,
houses, apartment buildings, factories and street scenes. His pictures
capture a wordless and sometimes heartbreaking record of what urban
life aspires to, as well as its successes and failures.
One of Tice’s most famous works is the series of photographs
that make up “Paterson.” He became fascinated with this
project because of his interest in the natural areas of Garret Mountain
and the Passaic Falls. Tice depicted the true essence of a modern
city with his photographs of storefronts, weed-grown vacant lots and
factory exteriors.
Tice has published 13 books and six limited edition portfolios. His
photographs have been widely collected and are included in major public
collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of
Modern Art and The Newark Museum. He has received fellowships from
the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, The
Bradford Fellowship and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
This program is sponsored by Friends of the Library, which consists
of a diverse group of library supporters who first came together in
1998. This group advocates the Library’s importance as an integral
resource of the University and broader community. They provide fellowships
to help focus community support on special projects and raise funds
to purchase books, equipment and other materials beyond the Library’s
budget. The group also encourages gifts of materials for the Library’s
collections and programs. A special ongoing campaign to raise funds
to support student success will be announced at the March 7 lecture.
For additional information, call the David and Lorraine Cheng Library
at William Paterson University, 973-720-2113 or visit the Friends
of the Cheng Library Web site at http://www.wpunj.edu/friends.
William Paterson University, one of the nine stage colleges and universities
in New Jersey, offers 30 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs through
five colleges: Arts and Communication, Business, Education, Humanities
and Social Sciences, and Science and Health. Located on the 370 hilltop
acres in Wayne, the university enrolls approximately 11,200 students
and provides housing for nearly 2,300 students. The institution’s
363 full-time faculty are highly distinguished and diverse scholars
and teachers, many of whom are recipients of prestigious awards and
grants from the Fullbright Program (28 scholars), the Guggenheim Foundation,
the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institutes
of Health, the National Science Foundation and the American Philosophical
Society.
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Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
2/10/04
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