American photographer (born 1952)
Ruby Ray |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
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Nationality | American |
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Known for | Photography |
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Ruby Ray (born 1952) is a photographer, particularly known for her photography of the early punk movement.[1][2] She is known for her photography of marginalized and fringe musical artists,[3][4] with her photographs featured in Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years.[5]
Career
Ruby Ray grew up in upstate New York before moving to San Francisco.[6] She began her photography career in 1977 with Search and Destroy, a local San Francisco zine. Her first photo session was with The Dils.[1] By 1979, Search and Destroy has ceased publishing, but Ruby Ray continued photographing local punk bands and eventually began her own publication, RE/Search.[1]
As the punk scene dwindled, Ruby Ray moved to New York City in the 1980s.[6]
Exhibits
- Punk Passage San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977–1981. San Francisco Public Library. 12 September – 6 December 2009.[7]
References
Publications
Ray, Ruby and Savage, Jon. From the Edge of the World: California Punk, 1977–1981. San Francisco, Calif. : Superior Viaduct, 2013.
Ruby Ray: Kalifornia Kool
Photographs 1976–1982
https://www.artbook.com/9789198451238.html