Artist of the day: Artist of the Day, November 5, 2022: Pulitzer Prize Photographers (#1692)

Saturday, November 5, 2022

Artist of the Day, November 5, 2022: Pulitzer Prize Photographers (#1692)

The Newseum in Washington, D.C., is redesigning its popular Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery. The gallery celebrates all Pulitzer Prize winners in photography since the first photo prize was awarded in 1942. The Newseum is also updating its traveling exhibit, with both revised exhibits scheduled to open in September 2016.

We talked with Indira Williams Babic, director of visual resources at the Newseum, about the project. Here is an edited transcript of our conversation.

Pulitzer Prizes: How long have you been working on this project?
IWB: The photo curation process started late last year. It is a long, detailed process, because we make sure every single image that’s ever won is considered.

Pulitzer Prizes: Why did you choose the images in the exhibition?
IWB: There’s only so much physical wall space. Tough choices have to be made. Obviously, they are all Pulitzer-winning photos, so the image quality is great. We try to strike a balance between image quality, the newsworthiness of the story, and how each image and story relates to the rest of the images selected.

Pulitzer Prizes: What are you most looking forward to when the exhibition is remounted?
IWB: Adding more printed images to the walls. We will also add new artifact cases to better exhibit Pulitzer-related artifacts, which are always popular and add a new dimension to the Newseum Pulitzer Gallery experience.

Pulitzer Prizes: What about the photos in the selection of photos here stands out to you?
IWB: Several firsts and perhaps not as well known: First time the Pulitzer prize was awarded to a citizen journalist, 1954 to Virginia Schau captures this amazing photo, reminiscent of an action hero movie scene, where a trailer truck cabin is hanging off the edge of a bridge, while two men are pulling the two truck occupants out of the cabin with a rope.

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