Ruby Ray (photographer)

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Ruby Ray
Born1952 (age 72–73)
NationalityAmerican
Known forPhotography

Ruby Ray (born 1952) is a photographer, particularly known for her photography of the early punk movement. [1] [2] She is known for her photography of marginalized and fringe musical artists, [3] [4] with her photographs featured in Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years. [5]

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Career

Ruby Ray grew up in upstate New York before moving to San Francisco. [6] She began her photography career in 1977 with Search and Destroy, a local San Francisco zine. Her first photo session was with The Dils. [1] By 1979, Search and Destroy has ceased publishing, but Ruby Ray continued photographing local punk bands and eventually began her own publication, RE/Search. [1]

As the punk scene dwindled, Ruby Ray moved to New York City in the 1980s. [6]

Exhibits

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jules Suzdaltsev (23 July 2013). "Photographing San Francisco Punk with Ruby Ray". VICE.
  2. ↑ "Upcoming Events – Tunnel Vision: The Punk Photography Exhibit – The Do List". KQED Arts.
  3. ↑ Yezmin Villarreal. "We Got Power Documents Arizona Punk Past and Present This Weekend". Phoenix New Times.
  4. ↑ "A portfolio of West Coast punks from the 70's by Ruby Ray". Sensitive Skin Magazine.
  5. ↑ Alex., Ogg (July 2014). Dead Kennedys : Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables, the early years. Oakland, CA. ISBN   9781604864892. OCLC   864091859.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. 1 2 Phaneuf, Whitney (26 June 2013). "Ruby Ray: In Sharp Focus". East Bay Express. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Punk Passage San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977–1981". SFPL. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

Publications

Ray, Ruby and Savage, Jon. From the Edge of the World: California Punk, 1977–1981. San Francisco, Calif. : Superior Viaduct, 2013.

Ruby Ray: Kalifornia Kool Photographs 1976–1982 https://www.artbook.com/9789198451238.html


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