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Burt Glinn
Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s

1968

$2,500
£1,903.70
€2,192.06
CA$3,542.72
A$3,810.70
CHF 2,036.55
MX$44,917.32
NOK 25,676.12
SEK 23,472.85
DKK 16,378.36

About the Item

Burt Glinn’s black-and-white photograph of Robert Kennedy (RFK) documents a day-in-the-life euphoric moment from Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy’s (RFK) Campaign Trail in 1968. RFK reaches to greet supporters in the Philadelphia parade in Pennsylvania, USA. The contender is reaching his outstretched hands to the crowd while being supported on a moving car. Robert Kennedy (RFK) on the Campaign Trail, 1968 is a 14” x 11” gelatin silver print on fiber paper with Glinn's blind stamp in the margin on recto (front of photo) and the estate signature (Elena Glinn) in pencil on verso (back of photograph). Print provenance: Glinn Estate *** Artist’s Bio: Born 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, photographer Burt Glinn worked for LIFE magazine before joining Magnum photo agency. He photographed personalities throughout the 1950s and 60s, continuing to work commercially and editorially for more than five decades in the US and abroad on assignment, until his death in 2008. The artist photographed revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, celebrity and art luminaries such as Andy Warhol, and woman artist Helen Frankenthaler. Subject matter includes the social scene of the rich, the dirtiness of politics, and the humorous. Glinn received numerous awards for his editorial and commercial photography.
  • Creator:
    Burt Glinn (1925-2008, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1968
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    New york, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 99Prints1stDibs: LU746311811252

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