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Grady Franklin Photojournalism Exhibit at Ball State University
Libraries
Beginning Monday, July 16, “A Career in Photojournalism: The Work of
Grady Franklin” will be on exhibit in the Archives and Special Collections on
the second floor of Bracken Library. The
exhibit features the photographs, writings, memorabilia, and newspaper articles
from Grady Franklin, including photographs of Western film stars and festivals.
The display also includes Franklin’s freelance photography for several
Indiana businesses, organizations, and institutions, including Western
Electric, Indiana Bankers Association, Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, The
Indianapolis Star, Conner Prairie, and the Christian Science Monitor.
Several of Franklin’s Western Film Fair photographs are available
online through Ball State University Libraries’ Digital Media Repository. This digital collection will continue to grow
to include photographs of conventions Franklin attended between 1979-1989 and
ephemera ranging from 1979-2009.
The exhibit will be available until September 14. A special viewing and open house with Grady
Franklin will be held on Friday, July 27 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
The exhibit was curated by Bethany Fiechter, Archivist for Manuscript
and Digital Collections, with the assistance of Rob Fucela, Public History
intern.
For more information, please contact Bethany Fiechter or the Archives
and Special Collections at 765-285-5078.
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