Burk Uzzle
author · photographer
Burk Uzzle is an American photojournalist and professional photographer known for his nuanced portrayals of American culture, communities, and pivotal historical moments. He began his career at age 17 as a staff photographer for The News & Observer in Raleigh before becoming the youngest contract photographer hired by LIFE magazine at age 23 in 1962. Uzzle was a member of Magnum Photos from 1967 to 1983, serving as its president in 1979 and 1980. His work captures significant events such as the Woodstock festival and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., while also focusing on social justice issues, including Cambodian war refugees and disenfranchised populations. He currently lives and works in Wilson, North Carolina.[1,2]
Themes
- American culture
- social justice
- documentary photography
Books
Works by Burk Uzzle
- All American 1984 · Aperture / St. David's Books · book · English ISBN 0961361603 Features 84 plates of photographs collected over a ten-year period.
- Perceptions and Recognitions: African-Americans of Eastern North Carolina 2017 · Greenville Museum of Art · book ISBN B077H573S9
- All About America 2016 · Ackland Art Museum · book
- Just Add Water 2007 · Five Ties Publishing · book ISBN 978-0977719365
- A Family Named Spot 2006 · Five Ties Publishing · book ISBN 978-0977719303
- A Progress Report on Civilization 1992 · The Chrysler Museum · book ISBN 978-0940744653
- MON AMERIQUE 1985 · Contrejour · book · French ISBN 978-2859490607
- Landscapes 1973 · Magnum · book ISBN 978-0914122012
Works about Burk Uzzle
- F11 and Be There Jethro Waters 2020 · film Documentary feature film about Burk Uzzle.
Exhibitions
- 2017 Perceptions + Recognitions : African-Americans in Eastern North Carolina Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville NC solo
- 2016 Burk Uzzle: American Chronicle North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh NC solo
- 2016 All About America: Photographs by Burk Uzzle Ackland Art Museum UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC solo
- 2016 Burk Uzzle Retrospective Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham NC solo
- 2015 Burk Uzzle: American Puzzles Steven Kasher Gallery, New York NY solo
- 2012 Burned Laurence Miller Gallery, New York NY solo
- 2011 Burk Uzzle Flanders Gallery, Raleigh NC solo
- 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Wilson Arts Council, Wilson NC solo
- 2009 Woodstock Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa FL solo
- 2009 Woodstock 40th Anniversary Laurence Miller Gallery, New York NY solo
- 2008 Burk Uzzle Recent Work Barton College, Wilson NC solo
- 2007 Just Add Water: America in Color Laurence Miller Gallery, New York NY solo
- 2006 Burk Uzzle Michael Dawson Gallery, Los Angeles CA solo
- 2005 A Family Named Spot The Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach FL solo
- 2004 Burk Uzzle Laurence Miller Gallery, New York NY solo
- 2001 America in the Seventies Bodo Nieman Gallery, Berlin Germany solo
- 1998 Daytona Bike Week Gallery Contempo, St. Augustine FL solo
- 1996 Correspondence Between Islands Danforth Gallery, Portland ME solo
- 1994 Burk Uzzle Recent Work The Photography Gallery, Madison NJ solo
- 1992 A Progress Report on Civilization The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk VA solo
- 1985 Burk Uzzle 253 Gallery, Norfolk VA solo
- 1984 All America: Photographs by Burk Uzzle Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia PA solo
- 1983 Burk Uzzle The Photographers' Gallery, London England solo
- 1982 Burk Uzzle The Ffoto Gallery, Cardiff Wales solo
- 1982 Burk Uzzle Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool England solo
- 1980 News from Cambodia International Center of Photography, New York NY solo
- 1979 Burk Uzzle Gallerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris France solo
- 1979 Burk Uzzle Galerie Fiolet, Amsterdam Holland solo
- 1979 Burk Uzzle Witkin Gallery, New York NY solo
- 1979 Burk Uzzle Galerie Breitling, Berlin Germany solo
- 1977 Burk Uzzle Aperion Workshop group
- 1977 Burk Uzzle Columbia College, Chicago IL solo
- 1974 Burk Uzzle Dayton Art Institute, Dayton OH solo
- 1974 Burk Uzzle 831 Gallery, Birmingham MI solo
- 1973 Burk Uzzle University of Massachusetts Art Gallery, Boston MA solo
- 1971 Burk Uzzle Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL solo
- 1970 Typically American International Center of Photography, New York NY solo
- 1969 Burk Uzzle Riverside Museum, New York NY solo