Documentary Photography
Guide to Collections
rodger randle
the center for studies in democracy and culture
OU-Tulsa
OU-Tulsa
These photos are examples from the collections.
Photographs are like a good book: people, places, things expand in our imagination. They transport us to other places and other times. They lead us see things in new ways.
The photos on some pages simply illustrate text, but on many pages they are the main content.
The oil industry was international, and Tulsans traveled the globe from an early period of our history for work ...and for adventure. Tulsans still are travelers and our city is influenced by the experiences our people bring home.
These collections offer personal perspectives as documented through the eye of Rodger Randle.
The photographs in these collections take us beyond the tourist scenes that typically are used to represent our city. The photos also offer commentary on our city, and point out details that provide perspectives to deeped our understanding of what we see around us.
Our photo essays explore varied themes, with some pages devoted to substantive topics and other pages that take us to obscure and surprising corners of culture. Anything that catches our fancy may become the subject of a photo essay, from seasonal flowers in Woodward Park to Russian constructivism.
Our Oklahoma collections photo collections currently are limited to illustrations to text articles and a classic Pare Lorenze video about the Dust Bowl of the 1930's.
We hope that this collection will grow, just as the Tulsa one has grown.
We hope that this collection will grow, just as the Tulsa one has grown.
Although there have been various exhibits of Rodger Randle's photographs over the years at public and private galleries (including an exhibit in the Oklahoma Capitol that was sponsored by the Oklahma State Arts Council), and a few have been preserved for online viewing.
Your comments, suggestions, and ideas are encouraged and welcomed.
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