Photographs
Kennedy Museum of Art holds a diverse collection of more than 650 photographs, from the masterful pictorialist work of Clarence H. White to the iconic jazz portraiture of Herman Leonard. Other highlights include the work of James Karales, who covered the civil rights struggle and the Vietnam conflict for Look magazine, a series of portraits of the Navajo code talkers made in the early 1980s by Kenji Kawano, and Stanley Livingston’s indelible portraits of the great figures in blues music as they performed during the inaugural Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festivals in 1969 and 1970.
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The Watcher, 1906, Clarence H. White, platinum print, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm) 78.023.i4. Gift of Clarence H. White Jr.
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Portrait-Mrs. Fox, 1910, Clarence H. White, platinum print, 9.5 x 7.25 in. (24 x 18.4 cm.) 78.032.i4. Gift of Clarence H. White Jr.
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Nude and Baby, 1912, Clarence H. White, platinum print, 9.625 x 7.625 in. (24.4 x 19.4 cm.) 78.035.i4. Gift of Clarence H. White Jr.
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Portrait-A Woman, 1916, Clarence H. White, platinum print, 9.875 x 7.875 in. (24 x 18.4 cm.) 78.042.i4. Gift of Clarence H. White Jr.
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Advertising Photograph for Domestic Linens, c.1919, Clarence H. White, platinum print, 9.125 x 7 in. (23.2 x 17.8 cm.) 78.045.i4. Gift of Clarence H. White Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. Hinderson, Iota, LA, 1982, A. J. Meek, gelatin silver, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7cm), 84.051.i4. Gift of the artist.
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The Garlic Man, Mr. Polo Messina, Addis, LA, 1982, A. J. Meek, gelatin silver, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7cm), 84.053.i4. Gift of the artist.
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Can Fields, Shacks Near Port Alan, River Road, 1984, A. J. Meek, gelatin silver, 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 61cm), 84.057.i4. Gift of the artist.
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Oak Tree, Cane and House Along Bazon Road, 1983 A. J. Meek gelatin silver print 12” x 18” 30.5cm x 61cm 84.057.i4
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Duke Ellington, Paris, 1958, Herman Leonard, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 93.004.8. Gift of the artist.
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Dizzy Gillespie, Royal Roost - NYC, 1948, Herman Leonard, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 93.004.14. Gift of the artist.
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Billie Holiday - NYC, 1949, Herman Leonard, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 93.004.15. Gift of the artist.
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Lucky Thompson - Royal Roost, 1948, Herman Leonard, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 93.011.20. Gift of the artist.
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Carl N. Gorman, c. 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 2002.007.1. Gift of the artist.
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John Goodluck, 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 2002.007.2. Gift of the artist.
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Lee Begay, 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 2002.008.3. Gift of the artist.
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Johnny Benally, 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 2002.008.4. Gift of the artist.
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Wilsie H. Bistie, 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 2002.008.5. Gift of the artist.
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Sam Charlie Sr., 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 2002.008.7. Gift of the artist.
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Joe H. Kellwood, 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 2002.008.9. Gift of the artist.
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John Pinto, 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm), 2002.008.16. Gift of the artist.
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Group Photo, Navajo Code Talkers, 1982, Kenji Kawano, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 2002.008.18. Gift of the artist.
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Conkle's Hollow, Ohio, 1981, Frederick Schreiber, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 84.081.i4. Gift of the artist.
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Ash Cave, Ohio, 1981, Frederick Schreiber, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 84.082.i4. Gift of the artist.
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West Quoddy Head, Maine, 1983, Frederick Schreiber, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 84.084.i4. Gift of the artist.
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Sand Cove, Green's Island, Maine, 1983, Frederick Schreiber, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 84.086.i4. Gift of the artist.
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Apple Tree, Monhegan, 1981, Frederick Schreiber, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 84.089.i4. Gift of the artist.
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Untitled - Rendville, Ohio, 1956, James H. Karales, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 2006.01.03. Gift of the artist.
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Untitled - Rendville, Ohio, 1956, James H. Karales, gelatin silver, 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.5cm), 2006.01.04. Gift of the artist.
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Untitled - Rendville, Ohio, 1956, James H. Karales, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 2006.01.05. Gift of the artist.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking at 16th St. Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1962, James H. Karales, gelatin silver, 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9cm), 2006.01.14. Gift of the artist.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. at Home with Daughter, 1962, James H. Karales, gelatin silver, 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.5cm), 2006.01.15. Gift of the artist.
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Untitled - Selma to Montgomery March, 1965, James H. Karales, gelatin silver, 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.5cm), 2006.01.17. Gift of the artist.
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Untitled - Selma to Montgomery March, 1965, James H. Karales, gelatin silver, 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.5cm), 2006.01.19. Gift of the artist.
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Selma to Montgomery March, 1965, James H. Karales, gelatin silver, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), 2006.02.01. Gift of the artist.
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Albert King, 1969-70, Stanley Livingston (1941-2010), gelatin silver, 22 x 17 in. (55.8 x 43.2cm), 2012.01.01. Gift of the artist.
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B.B. King, 1969-70, Stanley Livingston (1941-2010), ink jet, 13 x 19 in. (33 x 48.3cm), 2012.01.02. Gift of the artist.
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Buddy Guy, 1969-70, Stanley Livingston (1941-2010), ink jet, 22 x 17 in. (55.8 x 43.2cm), 2012.01.03. Gift of the artist.
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Clifton Chenier, 1969-70, Stanley Livingston (1941-2010), ink jet, 22 x 17 in. (55.8 x 43.2cm), 2012.01.04. Gift of the artist.