Haberman Local Luminaries: “True Story: Photography, Journalism, and Media”

Meet notable local figures in media, the arts, and journalism in the Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts as they share their viewpoints on works in the exhibition True Story: Photography, Journalism, and Media.

This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Come prepared for your visit by reserving tickets at the door or online.

Meet the Luminaries

Kathleen Bartzen Culver is the director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics, and director of the Center for Journalism Ethics. Long interested in the implications of digital media on journalism and public interest communication, Culver integrates research, teaching, and service to advance integrity in media. She also studies free expression, especially in campus contexts. She serves as visiting faculty for the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and was the founding editor of PBS MediaShift’s education section.

Jovanny Hernandez Caballero is a community artist and photographer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a first-generation American and descendant of Mixtecs, an Indigenous group based in present-day Oaxaca, Mexico. His work centers around themes of cultural heritage and identity. Through his photography, Jovanny documents the beauty of Milwaukee’s South Side and his family’s native land of Oaxaca. He seeks to showcase the richness and diversity of his community, celebrating its people, culture, and traditions. His work has been recognized in “Creating Milwaukee,” a mini-documentary series produced by Nō Studios. He received the Gener8tor Art X Sherman Phoenix grant, was an Artist in Residence at Arts@Large, and is a Mary L. Nohl Fellowship recipient. He completed his BFA in Photography & Imaging at the UW–Milwaukee in 2023. Jovanny is a staff photographer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USA Today Network, where he has documented everything from local and state news to sports and national political events.

James Tasse is an actor, director, lecturer at the UW–Milwaukee, and a Vietnam-era veteran. He has performed with many local theatre companies including Milwaukee Rep, Chamber Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Next Act, and In Tandem. He received his training with the Professional Theatre Training Program at UW–Milwaukee. He has also appeared in the locally produced films Wisconsin Death Trip, Tracks, and most recently Small Town Wisconsin. Jim is a co-founder of the Feast of Crispian: Shakespeare with Veterans.

The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

Haberman Local Luminaries takes place annually and honors the late F. William Haberman, former president of the Herzfeld Foundation.

Image: Elmer Richardson (American, active 20th century), “Milton Babich, I Arrest You for Murder” (detail), 1949. Gelatin silver print. Image and sheet: 10 15/16 x 13 7/16 in. (27.78 x 34.13 cm). Gift of the Wisconsin News Photographers Association to the Edward Farber Memorial Collection, M1983.154