Ruby Ray (photographer)
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]
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
- Punk Passage San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977-1981. San Francisco Public Library. September 12 - December 6, 2009[7].
References
- ^ a b c Jules Suzdaltsev. "Photographing San Francisco Punk with Ruby Ray". VICE.
- ^ "Upcoming Events - Tunnel Vision: The Punk Photography Exhibit - The Do List - KQED Arts". KQED Arts.
- ^ Yezmin Villarreal. "We Got Power Documents Arizona Punk Past and Present This Weekend". Phoenix New Times.
- ^ "A portfolio of West Coast punks from the 70's by Ruby Ray". Sensitive Skin Magazine.
- ^ Alex., Ogg,. Dead Kennedys : Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables, the early years. Oakland, CA. ISBN 9781604864892. OCLC 864091859.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Phaneuf, Whitney. "Ruby Ray: In Sharp Focus". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Punk Passage San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977-1981". SFPL. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
Publications
Ray, Ruby and Savage, Jon. From the Edge of the World: California Punk, 1977-1981. San Francisco, Calif. : Superior Viaduct, 2013.
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