May-Sumner 2020

HENRI DAUMAN A PHOTOGRAPHER OF 20 CENTURY LIFE FOR LIFE
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A survivor of the holocaust in which
his parents were killed, Henri
Dauman emigrated from Paris to New
York in 1950 to join his uncle. He
began his first work as a professional
photographer with a French/American
newspaper France-Amerique. He
then worked for the New York Times
magazine documenting the city of
New York. This assignment provided
him the notoriety he deserved for his
work and introduced him to LIFE
magazine. During his years with
LIFE from 1958 to 1972, he was the
photographer who documented the
20th Century politically, socially and
photographing celebrities more than
any one photographer.
Celebrities he has shot include Elvis
Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Bridgette
Bardot, Jane Fonda, Martha Stewart,
and Andy Warhol to name only a few.
He was a prolific photographer of John
F. Kennedy as president and of his wife
Jackie Kennedy. His photographs of
the JFK funeral procession, following
his assassination in 1963, show Jackie
Kennedy from a very human side in her
grieving for her husband.
He did a series of photo essays of
Jackie Kenedy during the JFK funeral
procession and the years after the
assassination. In 1972 he filed a lawsuit
against the Andy Warhol Estate for his
use of Jackie Kennedy photo portraits
Dauman had taken and Andy Warhol
used in creating a series of images
in the exhibit titled "Sixteen Jackies"
Henri discovered the use of his work
when a work titled "Sixteen Jackies"
was sold by Sotheby's for $418,000 and
a photo of the art appeared in the New
York Times. This case is famous in the
history of Copywrite law.
Photos of Dauman's work was
scheduled to be on exhibit at the KP
Project gallery in Los Angeles until
the end of March. The COVID-19
shut down prevented the exhibit
to be shown live but it is available
on info@kpprojects.net. You may
also view photos by Henri Dauman
on the website: Henri Dauman
photojournalist. A documentary film
titled "Henri Dauman, Looking Up"
began streaming this week on, Apple,
Vudu, and Amazon. It is scheduled for
release on Goldman Films for theaters,
pending the end of the Pandemic.
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