Published: March 12, 2021
UT To Host The Boomer List Exhibition, in Partnership With Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, March 26 To April 16
The Scarfone/Hartley Gallery at The University of Tampa is proud to partner with the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA) to display The Boomer List: Photographs Taken by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
This exhibition features photographs of 19 famous baby boomers, one selected for each year from 1946–1964. Greenfield-Sanders created The Boomer List after the last baby boomer turned 50. The list includes those who have inspired, diversified and defined this generation.
Baby boomers have had a profound impact on the world, shaking up attitudes about sex, race and politics, as well as leaving their mark on everything from science and technology to art and music. The 19 men and women selected for The Boomer List are:
1946: |
Tim O’Brien, Vietnam veteran/author |
1956: |
Kim Cattrall, actress |
1947: |
Deepak Chopra, doctor and New Age guru |
1957: |
Virginia Rometty, CEO, IBM |
1948: |
Samuel L. Jackson, actor |
1958: |
Ellen Ochoa, Director, Johnson Space Center |
1949: |
Billy Joel, singer/songwriter |
1959: |
Ronnie Lott, athlete |
1950: |
Steve Wozniak, co-founder, Apple Computer |
1960: |
Erin Brockovich, environmentalist |
1951: |
Tommy Hilfiger, fashion designer |
1961: |
Peter Staley, AIDS activist |
1952: |
Amy Tan, author |
1962: |
Rosie O’Donnell, entertainer |
1953: |
Eve Ensler, playwright |
1963: |
David LaChapelle, artist |
1954: |
Julieanna Richardson, founder, The HistoryMakers |
1964: |
John Leguizamo, actor |
1955: |
Maria Shriver, journalist |
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The gallery is located on campus at the R. K. Bailey Art Studios at 310 N. Blvd. The gallery hours for this exhibition are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. There is no charge for admission.
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is a Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated film director, as well as a photographer who has achieved critical acclaim photographing world leaders and major cultural figures. His photographs are in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, The National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houson and The Brooklyn Museum. One of his recent films is Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019, played in theaters worldwide, won the NAACP Image Award in 2020 and was nominated for three Emmy Awards. The film is currently on Hulu and PBS’ American Masters. For more information about Greenfield-Sanders, please visit greenfield-sanders.com.
For more information about the exhibition, please contact Jocelyn Boigenzahn, director of the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, at jboigenzahn@ut.edu or (813) 253- 6217.