Description: Photograph of Joe Munroe as he plans an exhibit layout in 1987, taken by his wife, Virginia. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2458_JPG261
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Portrait photography; Freelance photography;
Places: California
 

Description: Joyce Blegen is part of a group of women who come together to share a monotype press at the ""Blue Bay Press."" Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). Joe Munroe captures Joyce Blegen as she performs this task. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2485_JPG332
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Portrait photography; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California
 

Description: Joan Filton of Blue Bay Press works on her monotypes. Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2485_JPG333
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Portrait photography; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California
 

Description: Joan Filton of Blue Bay Press works on her monotypes.Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2485_JPG334
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Portrait photography; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California
 

Description: Virginia Munroe is photographed by her husband as she prepares paper for her monotype prints. Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2485_JPG335
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Portrait photography; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California
 

Description: Portrait of Joe Munroe, photographed in 1976 by John Blaustein. Blaustein was a photographer best known for his work on the Grand Canyon. He co-authored (with Edward Abbey) ""The Hidden Canyon,"" a book about the Grand Canyon. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2420_JPG260
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Portrait photography; Freelance photography; Blaustein, John, 1947-;
Places: California
 

Description: Photograph of a car driving down a deserted highway with a bird flying in the foreground, taken by Joe Munroe in Nevada, 1974. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2421_JPG242
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Landscape photography; Freelance photography
Places: Nevada
 

Description: Virginia Munroe and Maj Britt Hillstrom at work doing monotype. Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2485_JPG331
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California
 

Description: Maj Britt Hillstrom reveals a monotype print at Blue Bay Press. Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2485_JPG336
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California
 

Description: A view taken by Joe Munroe of the Blue Bay Press as they work on their monotype printing. Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2485_JPG330
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California