Thursday, March 29, 2012

Hank Walker photographer






Life Releases Never Before Published Photos of John F. Kennedy

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Hank Walker

Hank Walker is the son of Heinrich Walker (Wacker). Hank was a very famous photographer for LIFE Magazine from 1948 to 1963. Mr. Walker started at LIFE in 1948 as a contract photographer and joined the staff three years later. In 1951, he was assigned to Washington as a White House photographer. One of his photographs shows the silhouetted figures of John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert as they conferred in a hotel room on the eve of the 1960 Democratic convention.

PHOTO: HANK WALKER/TIME & LIFE PICTURES
Kennedy addresses a crowd in Logan County, West Virginia, as a young boy absently plays with a toy gun nearby.
Listen to Simon Barnett, director of photography for LIFE.com, discuss this photo:




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