A New Look at Link: His Life and Legacy exhibit, which opens June 29 at the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, explores the logistics behind the internationally known photographer’s techniques. The main body of Link’s work features photographs relating to the end of steam trains in the along the Norfolk and Western railroad line in the 1950s, but his detailed work to build a photograph and the math behind his work is highlighted.
Also included are photos from Link’s childhood, examples of how his photos from the N&W railroad impacted art around the world and reached into pop culture.
The exhibit will be on view through Nov. 5, 2022, at the Link Museum, Roanoke, Va., which shares quarters with the History Museum of Western Virginia. They are housed in the former N&W passenger station on Shenandoah Avenue across from Hotel Roanoke.
Group rates available. Hours are Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 540-982-5465 or www.roanokehistory.org for information. Virginia Tourism and David R. Goode, retired Norfolk Southern CEO, are sponsors.
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