A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 322 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70117 Telephone 504-568-1313 Fax 504-568-1322 www.agallery.com * * * * * February 15, 1997 A Gallery for Fine Photography presents an exhibition of original photographs by JOCK STURGES New Work - Summer 1996 March 1, 1997 through March 31, 1997 Reception for the Artist 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 1997 Open Discussion 8:00 p.m. Jock Sturges has photographed along the beaches of France's southern Atlantic coast, Northern California, and Ireland for nearly two decades. Sturges' recent work continues his tradition of photographing in a collaborative manner families and people that he personally knows. Every summer his camera records young people whose build, expression and appearance changeÑsometimes dramatically, sometimes subtly. Jock Sturges' portraits capture the ethereal and transitory light of summer illuminating the bodies and minds of his subjects. Jock Sturges received a B.A. in Perceptual Psychology and Photography from Marlboro College in Vermont and an M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has exhibited widely in the U.S. as well as in Europe and Japan. His photographs are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the International Center of Photography, New York and the New Orleans Museum of Art. Books Available: The Last Day of Summer Radiant Identities Jock Sturges For further information, call 504-568-1313.