Appalachia 1962 - 1971

Milton Rogovin’s black and white photograph, “Appalachia,” taken between 1962 and 1971, depicts a scene of everyday life in the Appalachian region of the United States. The image shows a woman lying in bed, a single can of beer visible on the nightstand next to her. The wooden walls and four-poster bed, along with a framed image of Jesus Christ on the wall, speak to the simple, religious nature of the subject’s environment. The photograph, a part of Rogovin’s larger project documenting the lives of Appalachian coal miners, offers a glimpse into the lives of working-class Americans in the early 1960s.