Nathans is proud to display in its dining room the photographs of Pulitzer
Prize winner David Hume Kennerly.
Mr. Kennerly has been photographing on the front lines of history for four
decades. He relocated from his native Oregon to Washington, DC in
1969 to work for United Press International. Since then he has photographed
eight wars, seven presidents, a few dozen heads of state, scores of the
famous and infamous, and has traveled to 140 countries along the way.
He is an authentic global photographer, as much in his element in the jungle
or desert covering a war as he is in the Oval Office, on the campaign trail,
or photographing on the set of television’s top sitcom. He never
gives up on his quest to capture the decisive moment.
The photos displayed in the "back room" are a premium sampling
of Mr. Kennerly’s thousands of archived images. They were chosen because
of their cleverness, humor, and topicality, and because they will resonate
with Nathans customers, who come in all ages, political persuasions, and
from every corner of the planet.
Mr. Kennerly won a Pulitzer Prize for his photos of the Vietnam War, and
was White House photographer for President Gerald R. Ford. He
has also been a contributor for Time, Life, and John F, Kennedy,
Jr’s George magazine. He was nominated for a primetime Emmy
award for producing “The Taking of Flight 847,” and a television
movie was made from his biography, “Shooter,” which won an Emmy
for Best Cinematography. A major exhibition of photographs from his latest
book “Photo Du Jour,” some of which are displayed here, were
exhibited at the Smithsonian. Kennerly is currently a Contributing Editor
for Newsweek magazine.
Original prints from the same limited editions displayed at Nathans are
available for purchase through Galerie Lareuse, adjacent to the Four Seasons
Hotel at 2820 M Street, NW.
