Ruby Ray
Ruby Ray (born 1952) is a photographer, particularly known for her photography of the early punk movement. She is known for her photography of marginalized and fringe musical artists, with her photographs featured in Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years.
Ruby Ray
- Name
- Ruby Ray
- Born
- 1952
- Known for
- Photography
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
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Ruby Ray (born 1952) is a photographer, particularly known for her photography of the early punk movement. She is known for her photography of marginalized and fringe musical artists, with her photographs featured in Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years.
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• Name — Ruby Ray • Born — 1952 • Known for — Photography
Career
Career
Ruby Ray grew up in upstate New York before moving to San Francisco. She began her photography career in 1977 with Search and Destroy, a local San Francisco zine. Her first photo session was with The Dils. By 1979, Search and Destroy has ceased publishing, but Ruby Ray continued photographing local punk bands and eventually began her own publication, RE/Search. As the punk scene dwindled, Ruby Ray moved to New York City in the 1980s.
Exhibits
Exhibits
• Punk Passage San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977–1981. San Francisco Public Library. 12 September – 6 December 2009.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1952
Ruby Ray born.
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
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- 1.Jules Suzdaltsev. Photographing San Francisco Punk with Ruby Ray. VICE. 23 July 2013.
- 2.Upcoming Events – Tunnel Vision: The Punk Photography Exhibit – The Do List. KQED Arts.
- 3.Yezmin Villarreal. We Got Power Documents Arizona Punk Past and Present This Weekend. Phoenix New Times.
- 4.A portfolio of West Coast punks from the 70's by Ruby Ray. Sensitive Skin Magazine.
- 5.Alex., Ogg. Dead Kennedys : Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables, the early years. July 2014. 9781604864892.
- 6.Phaneuf, Whitney. Ruby Ray: In Sharp Focus. East Bay Express. 26 June 2013.
- 7.Punk Passage San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977–1981. SFPL.
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