Slate. com - Old Detroit in Stunning B/W Photographs

[Neilr]

Today's Slate.com has an interesting article about the work of Bill Rauhauser who was named the Kresge Eminent Artist for 2014.



http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/20...and_white.html

http://www.billrauhauser.com/photographs.html

[EastsideAl]

Great stuff! I knew some folks who studied under Bill at CCS. He could be tough, but was also extremely supportive of those who were interested and willing to work hard.

I love this one of a nun and friend in front of the infamous Stone Burlesk:



I would guess that the nun was a Carmelite from Carmel Hall [[the former Detroiter/LaSalle/Savoy Hotel) old folks home, which was right across Woodward.

[motz]

This is fantastic, thanks so much for the link!

[Lowell]

The top picture in this thread is from the Kresge Court of the DIA. I remember those days well as it was one of my hang outs -- wrought iron marble-top tables and chairs, a majestic flagstone floor and, ugh, smoking permitted - of which I was then guilty [smoking was also permitted in the Rivera Court too!].

Lots has changed since that picture, me included, but that vision of a beautiful woman frozen in time is eternal.

[Henry Whalley]

...I would guess that the nun was a Carmelite from Carmel Hall [[the former Detroiter/LaSalle/Savoy Hotel) old folks home, which was right across Woodward.

The place where the Purple Gang murdered Jerry Buckley in 1930.