Saugatuck Center For The Arts Presents The Bill Simmons Photographs

Date: Monday, January 14 thru February 27, 2012
Start Time: 9:00 am End Time: 4:30 pm

Location: Saugatuck Center For The Arts

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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Small Towns/Big Picture: The Bill Simmons Photographs of Saugatuck & Douglas, 1941-1960

Bertha Krueger Reid Exhibition Hall
January 14, 2012 through February 27, 2012
9 am - 4:30 pm, M-F and during evening events

Sponsored by:

MCACA

Curated by Ken Carls & Jim Schmiechen


OPENING RECEPTION Saturday January 14, 2012, 6-8 pm

This stunning exhibit showcases people and local life in Saugatuck and Douglas as captured by notable Time-Life reporter and photographer Bill Simmons throughout 1941-1960.

When he died in 1966, photographer Bill Simmons left nearly 3,000 photographs documenting life in Saugatuck and Douglas from 1940 to 1961— filed away in envelopes, numbered, named, and placed in two wood boxes, some with date and identifying information.

Making up what must be one of the largest “photo shoots” of any mid-century American town, the collection disappeared until it was acquired by the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society in 1998.

This exhibition presents photographs from that collection—some of which are being shown for the first time.

Presented in partnership with the Saugatuck – Douglas Historical Society; free admission.

Location Details

Saugatuck Center For The Arts
400 Culver St
Saugatuck MI 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-2399