Detroit Train Depot Clock
Artist
Tony Spina
(American, 1914-1925)
Datec. 1950
MediumArchival inkjet print
DimensionsImage Size: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Frame Size: 17 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (43.8 × 51.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineTony Spina Archive, Reuther Library
Object numberUAC5446
DescriptionBorn in Detroit in 1914, Tony Spina graduated from the Detroit Institute of Technology. Spina worked as a photographer for the Detroit Free Press for 44 years, and served as chief photographer for 38 of those years. He won hundreds of award internationally, and received a Pulitzer Prize for the work he did covering the Detroit riots of 1968. Although he is known for his work as a photojournalist, this image of man caring for the clock in Wayne State University’s Old Main’s tower is an intimate scene that shows the versatility and diversity Spina had as a photographer.Collections
