▁Collection ▁that ▁documents ▁Miss ou la , ▁Mont ana ' s ▁working ▁class ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁N ye ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hy sh am , ▁Mont ana , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁He ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁But te ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁Pacific ▁Railway . ▁N ye ▁quit ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cow boy ▁until ▁he ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁and ▁studied ▁phot ography ▁at ▁the ▁Bro oks ▁Institute ▁of ▁Phot ography . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁N ye ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁photograph er ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans ▁covering ▁the ater , ▁movie ▁still ▁phot ography , ▁news , ▁fashion ▁and ▁portrait ure . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁two ▁pri zes ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁by ▁Phot ography ▁Magazine ▁for ▁his ▁photograph s ▁" S und ay ▁Mor ning " ▁and ▁" The ▁Bath ." ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁throughout ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Europe . ▁His ▁photograph s ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁Phot ography , ▁Dance ▁Magazine , ▁Play boy , ▁Art ▁News , ▁American ▁C raft , ▁and ▁Mont ana ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁Trans itions ▁in ▁the ▁N ude : ▁ 1 9 5 0 - 1 9 9 9 ; ▁The ▁Mont ana ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Culture , ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁– ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2