{"id":80,"date":"2017-09-05T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T10:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.curlythemes.com\/art-gallery-wp\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2021-04-05T16:39:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:39:42","slug":"soble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/arge-soble-photographs\/soble\/","title":{"rendered":"Alli Royce Soble"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alli Royce Soble<\/h1>\n

photographer & fine artist<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n

The desire and passion to create started very early for me. I never played with dolls as a child. I preferred to draw or doodle. My parents gave me a Kodak DISC camera when I was ten years old. I took pictures of everything and everyone. I was just having fun, but looking back now, I had already started to document my life.<\/p>\n

This need to document drives me. My photographs record my world\u2014Atlanta\u2019s LGBTQ+ community, the art community, and political activism in the city. I experience moments in my life more deeply with my camera in hand, as I sit and wait for the perfect moment to take a shot.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n

My drive to document goes beyond the visual. I have also traced my life through a series of journals. I started writing in 1982 in a Garfield diary I received for my 8th birthday. There is significant overlap in the friends, associates, and events represented in the photos and journal.<\/p>\n

The camera and writing have been ways to mark the joyous celebrations and ways to cope with difficult moments. I will never stop taking photographs.
\nIt is who I am.
\nA Documentarian.
\nA Photographer.
\nCapturing my history,
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\u201cThere is a fire inside me that drives me to document the experiences of the people and events in my<\/u> life. It is who I am.\u201d\u2015 Alli Royce Soble<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1594995480178{margin-top: 8rem !important;}” curly_section_title=”polaroids” curly_section_color=”#b5b5b5″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_row_inner gap=”35″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]\n

Polaroids<\/h1>\n

The Rotunda<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The exhibition begins with eight Polaroids: four by Alli Royce Soble and four by Jon Arge. Polaroids are instant cameras with self-developing film. They produce a print a short time after a picture is taken.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Polaroids were the perfect format for capturing what Soble called \u201cour secret places\u201d in the time before digital cameras and mobile phones with cameras.<\/p>\n

The Polaroids in this section are enlarged and mounted to light boxes. Presenting the photos this way emphasizes the warm, comic book-like colors of the Polaroids and the playful and performative aspects of the moments they document.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”2146″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”xtd-shadow–large-normal” el_class=”xtd-offset-frame”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=”Click on the images for a closer look” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=”2″ gap=”35″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1617640319906-6b7d8ed05b6b14ad1ebf78cd0f26b80f-7″ include=”2399,2404,2406,2400,2403″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row curly_section_title=”life in images” curly_section_color=”#b5b5b5″][vc_column][vc_row_inner gap=”35″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]\n

Life in Images<\/h1>\n

The Corridor<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Soble carried a camera all the time and was always taking photographs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]\u201cI wanted to document the creativity and artistic lifestyles of people my age and the world around them,\u201d Soble says.<\/p>\n

They also took the additional step of mounting the photos in albums and captioning them. This section of the exhibition presents eight pages from the 24 photo albums in Soble\u2019s collection.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”2160″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” style=”xtd-shadow–large-normal” el_class=”xtd-offset-frame”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=”Click on the images for a closer look” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=”3″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1617640320123-345e603a09cb6c2e1d5c79f4855c44ed-6″ include=”1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row curly_section_title=”questions” curly_section_color=”#b5b5b5″][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Questions<\/h2>\n

Consider the five questions as you browse the photographs:<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=””]1.<\/span> What is the first thing you notice in these photographs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.<\/span> What is happening in these photos?<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.<\/span> What do the signatures and captions around the photos add to them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

4.<\/span> If you could ask the photographers one question, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

5.<\/span> Do you have photos like the ones in this exhibition?<\/strong>[\/vc_cta][vc_column_text]\n

Click HERE<\/strong><\/a> or scroll to the bottom of the page to comment.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row curly_section_title=”materials” curly_section_color=”#b5b5b5″][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\n

Materials<\/h1>\n

the case<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Writing always played an important part in Soble\u2019s documentation work.<\/p>\n

This case contains the first diary they started in 1982, a journal with entries from 2018, and an album with photos from December 1999 to April 2000.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”Click on the images for a closer look” title_align=”separator_align_left”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”82px”][vc_masonry_media_grid gap=”35″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1617640320407-6519dc1cd9704be0291d7cf5e6268669-3″ include=”2234,2239,2232″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ curly_section_title=”About the collection” curly_section_color=”#b5b5b5″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n

Alli Royce Soble Papers at Rose Library<\/h2>\n

Scope and Content Note<\/h3>\n

The collection consists primarily of 24 photograph albums compiled by Alli Royce Soble and documenting the Atlanta lesbian and arts communities from 1992-2000. The albums are comprised mostly of 35mm color prints; Soble is the photographer of all images in the albums.<\/p>\n

The photographs document drag shows, fashion shows, parties and other events at Atlanta-area establishments such as My Sister’s Room and The Tower. The albums also document Atlanta Pride celebrations, Soble’s group and solo exhibitions, Soble family events, personal vacations, and several lesbian weddings. Soble annotated each album, providing captions and descriptions for most photographs. There is also a small amount of printed ephemera in the collection, primarily promotional material for club events in Atlanta. Most ephemera features photography by Soble.<\/p>\n

The collection also contains 7 journals dating from 1982-1998 and documenting Soble’s adolescence and early adulthood, including entries centered around coming of age, sexuality, and depression. The journals and the photograph albums cover much of the same period of Soble’s life and there is significant overlap in the friends, associates, and events represented in the photos and journals. There is also a journal pre-printed with writing prompts that contains entries from 1995-2018.
\nEmory Finding Aids – Alli Royce Soble<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n

Born Digital Materials<\/h3>\n

Born digital materials consist of 226 photographs taken following the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges requiring states to recognize same-sex marriages. The ruling was handed down on June 26, 2015. The collection includes photographs taken at the Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta; photographs taken at a Georgia Equality rally at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta; and photographs taken in Midtown, Atlanta on June 26, 2015.<\/p>\n

It also contains photos from 101 Gay Weddings, an event hosted by chef Art Smith at the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead, Atlanta on June 28, 2015. It also includes photographs from the Atlanta rally against Georgia House Bill 757 in March 2016 and from vigils held in downtown Atlanta on June 14, 2016 for victims of the June 12, 2016 mass shootings at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”2159″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”xtd-shadow–large-normal” el_class=”xtd-offset-frame”][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n

CREDITS<\/h4>\n

The Emory Libraries makes every attempt to be in compliance with copyright laws. Due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify correct copyright holders, or to verify copyright status absolutely. We are eager to hear from any rights owners, so that we may obtain accurate information.<\/p>\n

Please contact us if you have more information about the copyright status of any materials in this work, or if you believe we have not properly attributed your work or used it without permission at\u00a0rose.library@emory.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n

Copyright and Citation<\/h4>\n

Emory University does not control copyright for images in the Alli Royce Soble Papers archive. Images are made available for individual viewing and reference for educational purposes only such as personal study, preparation for teaching, and research. The reproduction, distribution, public display or other re-use of any content beyond a fair use as codified in section 107 of US Copyright Law is at the user\u2019s own risk.<\/p>\n

Preferred citation: [after identification of item(s)], Alli Royce Soble papers, Stuart A. Rose Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
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Tell us what you think at libraryexhibits@emory.edu<\/a>. You can also send to a friend or share on social media below!<\/strong>\u00a0Click the appropriate icon at the bottom left of this page to share.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Visit Soble’s Website” align=”right” css_animation=”bounceInRight” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhouseofsobolovitz.com%2F|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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