Jim Dow

Jim Dow (born 1942, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American photographer who specializes in photographing places.

Education He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, earning a BFA in graphic design in 1965 and MFA in photography in 1968.

Career In the tradition of Walker Evans, Dow examines both high and low, such as baseball stadiums, universities, court houses, Americana, private clubs in New York. His detailed work is printed from 8×10″ negatives and brings the richness of texture and light to the forefront.

Dow photographs urban and rural architectural sites, from drive-in fruit stands to Gothic cathedrals. 8×10″ negatives provide clarity and precision in his prints, either contact prints or 20×24″.

He is a Professor of the Practice Emeritus at Tufts University. the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art, the Rose Art Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, 2008: "Old School," Janet Borden, Inc. (solo) 2004: "Jim Dow American and National League Stadiums" at the Zillman Art Museum