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About
Alan Pogue
In the summer of 1988, the National Center for Farmworker
Health (then known as the National Migrant Referral Project)
commissioned Alan Pogue to compile a photographic record of
the lives of America's migrant farmworkers. While the project
is national in its scope, it is an extension of the work Pogue
has been producing of the southwestern United States since
he became a professional photographer in 1970.
For almost two decades Pogue has photographed migrant farmworkers
of Texas and northern Mexico, and the visual manifestations
of their struggle to effect social change. His on-going motivation
in covering this under-represented and misunderstood segment
of the American workforce is his unshakable conviction that
powerful, objective images of human suffering, human dignity,
and hope help to effect social progress.
Pogue's work is making a difference for the migrant farmworker.
His graphic portrayals are being seen by many diverse and
important audiences. His photographs have appeared in major
shows in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, and Japan. His portfolio
Agricultural Workers of the Rio Grande and Rio Bravo Valleys,
produced for the University of Texas at Austin, is being collected
by universities, galleries and institutions internationally.
In the summer of 1983 the Texas Institute of Letters recognized
Pogue's contributions by awarding him the Dobie-Paisano Fellowship,
an honor usually reserved for writers.
Pogue's documentary coverage of the southwest and of issues
dealing with agriculture and social change has appeared in
many major magazines, including Newsweek, Look, Texas Monthly,
Seven Days, Southern Exposure, Nuestro, and Atlantic Weekly.
He has been an important contributor to The Texas Observer
for over a decade.
Finally, Pogue is widely acknowledged to be a gifted practitioner
in the art of photography. His consistent personal vision
and the exquisite quality of his exhibition prints keep him
in demand as a speaker at museums and universities. In American
culture it is exceedingly rare for fine art and deep concern
for social issues to intersect. That Alan has maintained the
integrity of his vision, and his craft, for almost twenty
years is indeed a symbol of his conviction that these images
make a difference in the lives of his subjects.
Speaking
Engagements
Mr. Pogue is available for gallery openings, lectures, student
photography workshops, and other speaking engagements. Interested
parties should contact him directly at (512) 478-8387 to discuss
his fees and make arrangements for such appearances.
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