Paul Briol: Passed Forward, Selections from the UC Art Collection
DATES: September 11th - November 20th, 2022
Reception: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 5-7pm
The DAAP Galleries in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Art Collection will exhibit a wide selection of works by noted journalist and photographer Paul Briol. With more than 400 prints in the collection, this survey of will delve into the archive to examine Briol’s documentation of the built and natural environment during the first half of the twentieth century. The prints feature sites that define Cincinnati’s past, resonate in the present and promise to inform the shape of its future. These images, shot and developed in numerous iterations often on an 8-by-10-inch view camera mounted on a tripod, demonstrate a pursuit of aesthetic and technical perfection, with an astute sensibility for light and composition. Briol, known for his photographs of current iconic landmarks while still in their infancy, also thoroughly captured images of the Ohio River Valley and the seven hills of Cincinnati, and later, of his mid-century travels west leading to the coast. These documents capture the fleeting shadows and the still-enduring landmarks that form a shared sense of place, identity, and community. This collection stands as a testament to Briol’s contributions to the art of photography, while capturing a formative era in Cincinnati’s history.
Paul Briol: Passed Forward is part of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial. Now in its sixth iteration, the Biennial activates over 100 museums, galleries, universities, and public spaces throughout Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio in October 2022.
Sponsored by Fotofocus
Virtual Exhibit
To view the 3-D tour simply click on the 360 link to the left and/or browse the exhibition stills below with detailed images.
West Gallery
Group A
Untitled (Carew Tower's Tyler Davidson Fountain)
Cincinnati at Night from the Kentucky Shore
Untitled (Terrace Plaza Hotel)
Untitled (Carew Tower's Tyler Davidson Fountain)
Fourth Street, Looking East with New Radiant Street Lamps
Untitled (Times Star Building)
Group B
Untitled (Roustabout and Captain)
Untitled (Riverboat)
Untitled (Roustabout on the Betsy Ann)
Untitled (The Delta Queen)
Untitled (Barge)
Untitled (Roustabouts on the Betsy Ann)
Untitled (Roustabouts on the Betsy Ann)
Untitled (Looking Northeast from Kentucky)
Untitled (Roustabout on the Betsy Ann)
Untitled (Roustabout on the Betsy Ann)
Untitled (Roustabout on the Betsy Ann)
Untitled (Roustabout on the Betsy Ann)
Group C
Untitled (Union Terminal Rotunda)
Untitled (Union Terminal Trains in Roundhouse)
Untitled (Union Terminal Circular Drive)
Untitled (Union Terminal Fountain)
Untitled (Union Terminal Rotunda)
Untitled (Union Terminal Fountain)
Untitled (Union Terminal Looking Toward Downtown)
Untitled (Union Terminal Train)
East Gallery
Group D
Untitled (Susie and Walter Dressman at the Zoo)
Untitled (Symphony)
Untitled (Gentleman's Card Game)
Untitled (Ohio Field)
In the Baldwin Piano Company
Untitled (Symphony)
Untitled (Woman's Theater Group)
Untitled (Symphony)
Untitled (Dice on the Betsy Ann)
Baldwin Piano Company Work Room Looks Down to Mid-Town
Untitled (Blacksmith)
Kentucky Sharecropper
Group E
Untitled (Foster, OH on the Little Miami River)
Untitled (Bridge at Foster Ohio, Little Miami River)
Untitled (Bridge at Foster Ohio, Little Miami River)
Untitled (Bridge at Foster Ohio, Little Miami River)
Untitled (Man with His Dog)
Untitled (Reflections)
Untitled (Bridge at Foster Ohio, Little Miami River)
Group F
Untitled (Union Terminal Ceiling)
Towered Buildings of Cincinnati . . . (Under the Purple People Bridge)
Untitled (Lincoln Statue)
Untitled (Statue at Window)
Group G
Untitled (Eden Park in Winter)
Untitled (Eden Park Reservoir in Winter)
Untitled (Spring Grove Cemetery)
Famous Music Hall Front
Untitled (UC Nippert Stadium Before Renovation)
Untitled (Crosley Field)
Untitled (Crosley Field)
Untitled (Lunken Field American Airlines)
Untitled (Lunken Field DC3 Plane)
Untitled (Lunken Field)
Planning Your Visit
The Meyers Gallery
Hours: Sunday - Thursday 10am-5pm
Location and visiting instructions for the Meyers Gallery:
- When visiting the Meyers Gallery, metered parking is located on Martin Luther King Dr. or in the Woodside or Campus Green Garages for an hourly fee.
- Enter campus from either MLK or the garages walk along Woodside Dr. past the new College of Business, and continue up the hill following the paver drive (UC Main Street).
- The Meyers Gallery is located halfway up the hill on the right-hand side in the Steger Student Life Center on the ground floor, directly across from Nippert Stadium.
Directions: From ML King enter Woodside Dr. (Langsam Library) for Woodside Garage (accepts cash or credit). Walk up UC Main Street to the Steger Student Life Center. Gallery is on the right across from Nippert Stadium.
It may be helpful to view a campus map here.
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