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R.F.K.: A Photographer's Journal
by Harry Benson
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- 1576878988
- ISBN 13
- 9781576878989
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powerHouse Books, 2018. Paperback. New. New oversized (10 x 12 inches) softcover in glossy printed wraps. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes high quality photos in color and B&W. 144 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Never before has an assassination been photographed from start to finish:from the happiness in the Ambassador Hotel Ballroom to the hell that awaited R.F.K. in the kitchen. No matter what words are said, photographs don't lie. Harry Benson's photographs convey the horror of the tragedy: the panic in the room, Ethel Kennedy trying to help, the screaming not another Dallas, a young girl placing her "R.F.K. for President" boater on the pool of blood. "As Bobby lay there, a rosary placed in his hand, chaos ensued, and five others were shot around me," said photographer Benson.
Newly released in paperback format, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, with excerpts from R.F.K.'s speeches and from photographer Harry Benson's own 1966-68 journals,R.F.K.: A Photographer's Journal an intimate photographic portrait and a fitting tribute to an extraordinary man, and the legacy he left behind.
World-renowned photojournalist Harry Benson's photographs capture unprecedented intimate family outings alongside Senator Kennedy's brief but unforgettable presidential run, from the announcement of his candidacy on St. Patrick's Day in 1968, to the fervor and excitement of his days on the campaign trail, all the way through his shocking assassination in Los Angeles and the long, sweltering funeral procession to Arlington Cemetery. Here are glimpses of the exhilarating successes, and finally the chaos of that tragic night in Los Angeles, and the mourning of hundreds of thousands after their hero was struck down.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Never before has an assassination been photographed from start to finish:from the happiness in the Ambassador Hotel Ballroom to the hell that awaited R.F.K. in the kitchen. No matter what words are said, photographs don't lie. Harry Benson's photographs convey the horror of the tragedy: the panic in the room, Ethel Kennedy trying to help, the screaming not another Dallas, a young girl placing her "R.F.K. for President" boater on the pool of blood. "As Bobby lay there, a rosary placed in his hand, chaos ensued, and five others were shot around me," said photographer Benson.
Newly released in paperback format, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, with excerpts from R.F.K.'s speeches and from photographer Harry Benson's own 1966-68 journals,R.F.K.: A Photographer's Journal an intimate photographic portrait and a fitting tribute to an extraordinary man, and the legacy he left behind.
World-renowned photojournalist Harry Benson's photographs capture unprecedented intimate family outings alongside Senator Kennedy's brief but unforgettable presidential run, from the announcement of his candidacy on St. Patrick's Day in 1968, to the fervor and excitement of his days on the campaign trail, all the way through his shocking assassination in Los Angeles and the long, sweltering funeral procession to Arlington Cemetery. Here are glimpses of the exhilarating successes, and finally the chaos of that tragic night in Los Angeles, and the mourning of hundreds of thousands after their hero was struck down.
Synopsis
Scottish-born photojournalist Harry Benson arrived in America with the Beatles in 1964 and stayed. Benson has photographed every U.S. president from Eisenhower to George W. Bush; was just feet away from Bobby Kennedy the night he was assassinated and in the room with Richard Nixon when he resigned; witnessed both the construction and demolition of the Berlin Wall; and covered the Gulf War and the struggle in Afghanistan. Among numerous honors, Benson has twice been named NPPA Magazine Photographer of the Year and twice received the Leica Medal of Excellence; in 2005, he received the Lucie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Portrait Photography. He has worked under contract for Life, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest , and other publications, had 40 solo exhibitions, and released 11 books, including Harry Benson’s Glasgow (Black & White, 2007) and Tivoli Gardens (Abrams, 2007).
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- Title
- R.F.K.: A Photographer's Journal
- Author
- Harry Benson
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1576878988
- ISBN 13
- 9781576878989
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Date Published
- 2018
- Keywords
- Personal Photographer, Photographs, Assassination, Ambassador Hotel Ballroom, RFK, Ethel Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, US history, Photojournalism,
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