Ball State University – David Owsley Museum of Art Exhibitions

February 20 – May 23, 2025
Guest curator: Ronn Brown

Born in Portland, Indiana, Ronn Brown followed a career path as a photographer for the television and film industry to Hollywood, California. This exhibition displays images from the history of photography that focus on capturing the subject’s personality through gesture, facial expression, and setting. Featured photographers include Margaret Bourke-White, Imogen Cunningham, Lotte Jacobi, Philippe Halsman, and John Coplans. Brown’s selections not only indicate the impact that these photographers had on his work, but also provide a new generation of student photographers, videographers, and artists—as well as the general public—with a catalyst for creativity.

Public events related to this show include:

Exhibition Overview for Educators (February 20, 4:00pm)

Hollywood Portraits: Photoshoots with Ronn Brown (March 14 and 15, 2-4pm both days)

Writing in the Galleries: People, Places, and Prose (April 12, 2-4pm)

Public Drop-in Tour (April 18, 4-5pm)