Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/08/2019 - 07/30/2019
12:00 am
Location
American Jewish Museum (Jewish Community Center)
Categories
This revealing exhibit uses rare, candid moments behind “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and the gently good man who made it so special.
Produced in Pittsburgh, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” (1968-2001) was a children’s educational television program distributed to public TV stations by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The series was created and hosted by musician, puppeteer and minister Fred Rogers (1928-2003). The show’s gentle pace and kindly characters were ideally suited to teach kids ages 2 to 5 a variety of subjects.
Jim Judkis is an acclaimed photographer who captures Rogers in an organic, authentic and candid way. His photos, most of which have never been on display, include images that portray the show behind the set, shot in 1985 for Sunday Magazine and Pittsburgh Magazine.
These photos, a combination of black & white and color images, reveal the creative and technical processes of how the show was made and highlight the straightforwardness of the show’s set design and production. They display the serious business of putting together a television show, but they likewise reveal the revelry, energy and camaraderie of the cast and crew. Another set of photos, made in 1978 for People Magazine, portrays Rogers interacting warmly — in his element — with a group of young children at Carnegie Mellon University’s daycare program and at The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh.
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