David Michael Kennedy Explained

David Michael Kennedy
Birth Date:16 August 1950
Birth Place:United States
Occupation:Photographer
Children:Tymara Kennedy, Jesse William Kennedy

David Michael Kennedy (born August 16, 1950) is a photographer living and working in New Mexico. His career spans more than 50 years and includes an 18-year stint in New York City where he was known as a specialist in photography for the advertising and music industries,[1] producing album covers and editorial spreads for artists that include Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen, Loverboy, Blondie and Bob Dylan.[2] Although he has won numerous awards for his photography, he stated in early 2010 that he had not entered competitions since 1992.[3]

In 1986 Kennedy moved to northern New Mexico and began documenting the Western landscape and Native American culture, and became involved in Native American causes.[1] His photographs of Native Americans and their culture have been exhibited worldwide, William Zimmer writes that "the respectful Indian pictures bring to light aspects of [Native American] culture that are often hidden".[4] Kennedy's works are held in many private and museum collections, including The National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institution, The New Mexico History Museum, The Wittliff Collections, The Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection of Texas State University and The Harwood Museum of Taos, NM.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: David Michael Kennedy . 2008-02-14 . June 2004 . Peter Skinner . Rangefinder Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20080107185033/http://www.rangefindermag.com/magazine/archives/June04/kennedy.tml . 2008-01-07 . dead .
  2. Web site: House Tours: Inviting Outsiders In. 2008-02-14. 2007-05-13. Kate Stone Lombardi. The New York Times.
  3. Web site: Heinley Fine Arts - David Michael Kennedy Biography . 2017-07-05 . 2016-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160228091651/http://www.heinleyfineartsw.com/david-michael-kennedy-biograph . dead .
  4. Web site: Three Shows of Subtleties, Icons and Fauna. 2008-02-14. 1999-12-26. William Zimmer. The New York Times.
  5. Web site: To do in Santa Fe - David Michael Kennedy Photography .