James Jowers

James Jowers (1939–2009) was an American street photographer.^[1] Jowers began receiving training in photography and darkroom techniques while serving in the United States Army. While working the night shift as a porter at St. Luke's Hospital, he would spend his free time during the day roaming the streets of his Lower East Side neighborhood and the rest of Manhattan, capturing a gritty, funny, and idiosyncratic view of the city.^[2]

Jowers' photographs were included as illustrations for articles in the New York Times and Forbes in the 1970s.^[1]

Publications with contributions by Jowers

• Whitten, Whitten and W. Lance Bennett. The Study of Society. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, 1973.^[1]
• Wilkins, Ronald J. Man and Woman. Dubuque, Iowa: William C. Brown, 1975.^[1]
• Stark, Rodney. Social Problems, New York: Random House, 1975.^[1]
• Photography Annual 1975, New York: Ziff-Davis, 1974.^[1]
• Meyers, Richard and David Giannini, ed. Genesis: Grasp, Vol. 1, No. 1. New York, Genesis : Grasp Press, 1968.^[1]
• Lindgren, Henry Clay. An Introduction to Social Psychology. New York: Wiley, 1973.^[1]
• Goldenberg, Herbert. Abnormal Psychology: A Social/Community Approach. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co, 1977.^[1]

Exhibitions

• What We're Collecting Now: The Family Photographed, September 5, 2009 - July 18, 2010, the George Eastman Museum
• The Gender Show, June 15, 2013 - January 10, 2016, the George Eastman Museum^[3]

References

1. "The Photography of James Jowers in the Eastman House Collection". Ryerson University. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
2. "1965-1969: James Jowers' New York". Mashable. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
3. "The Gender Show". Artsy. Retrieved 23 February 2016.