Saturday, January 14, 2012
6 pm until 8 pm
Saugatuck Center for the Arts

This stunning exhibit showcases people and local life in Saugatuck and Douglas as captured by notable Time-Life reporter and photographer Bill Simmons throughout 1941-1960.

When he died in 1966, photographer Bill Simmons left nearly 3,000 photographs documenting life in Saugatuck and Douglas from 1940 to 1961 - filed away in envelopes, numbered, named, and placed in two wood boxes, some with date and identifying information.

Making up what must be one of the largest "photo shoots" of any mid-century American town, the collection disappeared until it was acquired by the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society in 1998.

Curated by Ken Carls & Jim Schmiechen, this exhibition presents photographs from that collection - some of which are being shown for the first time. Exhibit open January 14 - March 9, 2012.

Sponsored by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.