UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus Opens ‘The Greatest Generation,’ a Photography and Visual Arts Exhibit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2024
Marinette, WI — Bayshore Arts Center on the UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus is featuring a black and white photography and visual arts exhibit in the Fine Arts Gallery during the month of September. The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday – Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
This exhibit features black and white photos taken by Navy photographers during WWII in the Pacific war with Japan. Many of the photos were taken by Lt. Commander Edward Steichen, or men serving with him. “The photos and negatives were given to me by a friend, Allan Williams, who was stationed in Hawaii at SINCPAC the headquarters of the US Navy intelligence,” said curator and artist James LaMalfa. Other items on display include air war models and paintings of a US Naval aircraft attacking German subs off of New York, done by James LaMalfa.
Visit the exhibit on September 21 from 5 – 6 p.m., before the World Fest concert, to meet the curator and artist, James LaMalfa. The gallery is open Monday – Thursday from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. and for all special events and productions.
For further information about “The Greatest Generation” exhibit and the Fine Arts Gallery, persons may contact Lauryn Albaugh, Bayshore Arts Center Director, at bayshoreartscenter@uwgb.edu or James LaMalfa, Professor of Art Emeritus, at lamalfaj@uwgb.edu.
About UW-Green Bay
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is a school of resilient problem solvers who dare to reach higher with the power of education that ignites growth and answers the biggest challenges. Serving 10,300 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students as well as 87,500 continuing education learners annually, UW-Green Bay offers 200 academic degrees, programs, and certificates. With four campus locations in Northeast Wisconsin, the University’s access mission welcomes all students who want to learn, from every corner of the world. Championing bold thinking since opening its doors in 1965, it is a university on the rise – Wisconsin’s fastest growing UW. For more information, visit www.uwgb.edu.
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