Revisiting the Photographs of Marvin Morrison
Opening Reception: Friday, November 17, 5:30 - 7:30 PM 
Exhibition Dates: November 16, 2023 - May 20, 2024

Marvin Morrison was a lifelong Arizona farmer and a vernacular photographer. An early member of the successful Morrison Farms, alongside his brother, Kenneth, he also worked with community leaders to improve farming operations nationally.

 For years, while working the land and serving in local business, Marvin carried his camera – shooting the everyday and significant events in his daily life. Marvin’s images give a unique insight into a life most do not experience in today’s fast-paced world and they reveal his overwhelming dedication to the people, activities, and details of his family’s farmland.

This work, courtesy of Howard Morrison and the Morrison Family, was created when artist, Gina DeGideo, was commissioned to sift through hundreds of photographic prints, negatives, and color slides to create a series of prints representative of Marvin Morrison’s unique voice.

See more about this project here.

Jeremy Rowe
Gina DeGideo
Heather Gill

An exhibition of images relating to agriculture and food raised in Arizona.

“A History…,” as its name implies, spans the cultivation of food in the state of Arizona. Jeremy Rowe‘s early 20th century, pre-industrial archival images reflect the first taste of stable life in the area. Led by animals and simple machines, these hazy early shots illustrate a simpler time, barely rising above subsistence in laying the foundation for Arizona’s future growth. Gina DeGideo‘s images arrive from the collection of Howard Morrison, continuing the legacy of Marvin Morrison‘s family farm, which brought with it the more factory-oriented, large-scale work of Arizona’s rapidly changing agricultural base, in the middle of the 20th century, concurrent with the state’s suburban explosion. Finally, Heather Gill‘s crystal-clear shots offer a closer look at what food means to Arizona’s present. Gill’s work connects the dots, and shows how, even today, the planting, harvesting, and preparation of food remains integral to the character of the state.

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