Join us for a special exhibition opening for our newest exhibition honoring famed photographer Carlos Diaz. The evening will feature a discussion with Carlos Diaz and legendary sports reporter Bill McGraw, moderated by DHS Director of Collections & Curatorial Jeremy Dimick.
Diaz is a former chair of the Photography Department at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI, where he has taught for 37 years. Before taking his position at CCS, Diaz taught at Bowling Green State University and the University of Michigan, School of Art (now the Penny Stamps School of Art). Learn more here.
Carlos Diaz Artist Statement:
"During the summer of 1984, the city of Detroit was buzzing with excitement and anticipation, as the Detroit Tigers got closer to winning the 1984 World Series. I had just moved into the city that summer after accepting my first teaching job, when I began making portraits of individuals, outside Tiger Stadium along Michigan Avenue and Trumbull. The portraits, taken during the five 1984 World Series games, were a mutual collaboration between myself and those I desired to know more about. It was purely a young photographer’s attempt to connect with the people and fervor in the streets, at a very special time in this city’s history and in the place I now called home."
Parking is $10 per vehicle in the museum lot on Kirby St. Ballpark themed fare will be served.