Bayou City Noir: The Photography of Marvin Zindler will be on display March 24 thru August 13 at the Museum of Printing History, 1324 West Clay.

For decades, Marvin Zindler was known in Houston and throughout the world as KTRK-TV's flamboyant consumer affairs reporter and advocate for the indigent. However, what many do not know is that during the early 1950s, Zindler prowled Houston's streets as a newspaper photographer covering the crime beat. Working for the now-defunct daily Houston Press, Zindler caught

Houstonians at their most vulnerable. Crime suspects, robbery victims, socialites, wayward juveniles and even domestic violence victims were captured in unflinching detail.

The opening reception is slated for Thursday, March 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Also planned are two roundtable discussions.

Roundtable One, Remembering Marvin: Reflections on a Houston Icon, will be held Wednesday, April 13 at the Rice Media Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Roundtable Two, Into the Lens: Examining the Photography of Marvin Zindler, is slated for Wednesday, May 18 at the Museum of Printing History, beginning at 6:30 p.m.