Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mississippi
View Similar Items
Harry BensonDr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mississippi1966
1966
About the Item
- Creator:Harry Benson (1929, Scottish)
- Creation Year:1966
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Greenwich, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1813907722
Harry Benson
Iconic photographer Harry Benson has captured some of the most pivotal moments in modern history. Always in the right place at the right time, Benson used his camera lens to give the world a glimpse into events that rocked the globe. His black and white and color photographs include shots of celebrities, politicians, royalty, political upheavals and social revolutions. His contributions to photography are widely celebrated and recognized.
One of the first highlights of Benson's career was touring with the Beatles in February of 1964. While at the Hotel George V in Paris, he snapped the famous images of the band having a playful pillow fight. Benson stayed in America after the Beatles' first visit to the States and started working for Life in 1968. He was under contract with the magazine from 1970 to 2000.
Benson was on assignment for Life during the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy — just steps behind the senator when it occurred. After the shot rang out, Benson told himself, "this is for history, pull yourself together, fail tomorrow, not today," and documented the moment that Kennedy lay on the floor.
In 1989, Benson photographed the student protests in Tiananmen Square and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He was with President Clinton on his historic visit to Kosovo in 1999 and captured New York City in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Benson has also photographed every president since Eisenhower and taken numerous images of Queen Elizabeth II.
Over the course of his long career, Benson's photographs have appeared in Town & Country, Vanity Fair, Time, GQ, Newsweek, Vice, Architectural Digest and more. His works are held in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Benson has earned extensive accolades for his work in photography. The National Press Photographers Association twice named him “Magazine Photographer of the Year.” He has also received several lifetime achievement awards, an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Glasgow University and The University of St. Andrews, and an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Harry Benson photography.
- Empire DinerBy Robert FarberLocated in Greenwich, CTFashion photograph for Bloomingdale's in front of the iconic Empire Diner. Edition of 10 Additional sizes available.Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
Price Upon Request - BackBy Robert FarberLocated in Greenwich, CTBack of a nude woman shrouded in shadowCategory
1980s Nude Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
Price Upon Request - Beatles Composing Times Three, ParisBy Harry BensonLocated in Greenwich, CTEdition of 35 From their time as the Quarrymen through to their final days as a group, the Beatles' creative heart was always in John and Paul who functioned as the group's primary songwirters and composers. Harry Benson was fortunate enough to be assigned to accompany the Beatles on their first trip to Paris where they stayed at the Hotel George V...Category
1960s Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
Price Upon Request - ChurningBy Debranne CingariLocated in Greenwich, CTHandcrafted Weaved Canson Archival PhotographCategory
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
Price Upon Request - Luminosa Study ESBy Parish KohanimLocated in Greenwich, CTFigurative photograph by Parish Kohanim Edition of 25Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
Price Upon Request - Evening at the Met, New YorkBy Robert FarberLocated in Greenwich, CTEdition of 25Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
Price Upon Request
- Serval IIBy Nine FrancoisLocated in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CASigned by the artist. This piece is available at least four different sizes so contact us as availability is subject to change. ARTIST'S STATEMENT: I use photography to express selec...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment, Digital
Price Upon Request - Zebra IBy Nine FrancoisLocated in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CASigned by the artist. This piece is available in five different sizes so contact us as availability is subject to change. ARTIST'S STATEMENT: I use photography to express selective t...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsDigital Pigment, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request - Two ElephantsBy Paul CoghlinLocated in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CASigned, dated and numbered on front of print. Titled on back of print. Available as 9 x 11 inches (Edition of 50); 12 x 15 inches (Edition of 50); ; 20 x 25 inches (Edition of 50). P...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
Price Upon Request - Palm Trees and DaydreamsBy Kristen BrownLocated in New York, NYIt doesn’t matter if it’s Bermuda, Hawaii or Costa Rica, if there are palm trees and crystal clear water you’re daydreaming of hopping on the next flight out. However, your daily lif...Category
2010s Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
- The Surf CommuteBy Kristen BrownLocated in New York, NYIt doesn’t matter if it’s Bermuda, Hawaii or Costa Rica, if there are palm trees and crystal clear water you’re daydreaming of hopping on the next flight out. However, your daily lif...Category
2010s Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment
- Single and Ready to SlideBy Kristen BrownLocated in New York, NYIt doesn’t matter if it’s Bermuda, Hawaii or Costa Rica, if there are palm trees and crystal clear water you’re daydreaming of hopping on the next flight out. However, your daily lif...Category
2010s Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment