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Arlington Hall Gallery

PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN TOWN
Julius Foris • Alfred Clarke • Robert W. Wagner

-Across from the Arlington Hall Gallery-

“Pictures begin with words and end with words…Photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, have much in common. They understand that there is no such thing as an ‘instantaneous’ photograph. Each is a discrete sample, a ‘decisive moment’ of time which can never be exactly reproduced again, but which captures both the way we were, and often the way we want to be. That is what makes life so photogenic, appealing, revealing, and why good photographs help bring us all together,” wrote Alfred Clarke, Julius Foris, and Robert W. Wagner local photographers responsible for “Portrait of an American Town.”

Portrait of An American Town is a collection of photographs that documents the events and everyday details that have created Upper Arlington’s unique history and produced joy for countless families. Visitors can learn about the Adena mound-builders who roamed the land long before the creation of Upper Arlington and see how the area developed from a small farming community to a modern suburban town that thrives and celebrates the rituals and rites of passage that mold the American landscape.

This collection was developed over a 20-year period by Upper Arlington’s own, Robert Wagner. Wagner believes that many things have changed overtime and that this exhibition will be seen with fresh eyes by a new generation. He hopes Portrait of An American Town, will provide a glimpse of the way Upper Arlington was and serve as a testament to the basic spirit that has endured and continues today!

Cultural Arts Division
City of Upper Arlington
3600 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Phone: 614-583-5310
arts@uaoh.net