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One Man’s Vision: Photographs by Thomas T. Solley

Photo by Thomas T. Solley
In a self-selected exhibition of photographs opening Saturday, Oct. 4, in the Hexagon Gallery, Thomas T. Solley shares images that span the time period 1939-2002, and global space from New York City and its World’s Fair to Paris, China and Venezuela. One Man’s Vision: Photographs by Thomas T. Solley features photographs, or more specifically, digitized images made from slides and printed with an Epson printer, that reflect an interest in the quality of light and form with a meticulous attention to detail. Nothing is left to chance, except, perhaps, the moment itself.

After working as an architect, Solley was recruited by Henry Hope, who was then director of the IU Art Museum, to begin graduate studies in art history at IU in 1964. In 1968, he became assistant director of the museum and three years later was named director. Under his leadership, the museum’s core collection of 4,000 objects grew to a wide-ranging collection of more than 30,000 works of art. He spearheaded and oversaw the museum’s move from the Fine Arts Building to the facility designed by I.M. Pei & Partners. Solley retired as director in 1986.