4/1: "Suburban World: The Norling Photos" Opening Reception

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

5:00pm to 8:00pm

FREE EVENT!

Men with linoleum. Head-on bridge collision. Ideal woman in apron. Through more than 10,000 images, Irwin Denison Norling—the unofficial town photographer for Bloomington, Minnesota–captured the strange juxtapositions, incongruities, and dark corners of suburban America in the 1950s and ’60s.

Get an up-close look at these photographs at the opening reception, co-sponsored by the Bloomington Historical Society. Brad Zellar, the local journalist who unearthed Norling’s negatives, will sign copies of his book. Books will be available for purchase.

Cash bar and refreshments will be available.