Cultural Icons
David Hume Kennerly, Ansel Adams Walking on the Beach, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, Carmel, California, 1979
David Hume Kennerly, Mick Jagger, Lead Singer of The Rolling Stones, Performing at the Portland Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, 1966
David Hume Kennerly, uhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Heavyweight Championship Fight, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, 1971. © Bettmann/Getty Images
David Hume Kennerly, Mary Lou Retton and Béla Károlyi, Gymnast and Her Coach, Celebrating Retton's Gold Medal in the Summer Olympic Games, Los Angeles, California, 1984
David Hume Kennerly, Jerry Seinfeld, Actor, On Set of the Last Episode of Seinfeld, Studio City, California, 1998
David Hume Kennerly, Mickey Mantle, Baseball Player, Celebrating Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium, New York, New York, 1969
David Hume Kennerly, Igor Stravinsky, Composer, Portland, Oregon, 1996.
David Hume Kennerly, Hugh Hefner, Publisher of Playboy Magazine, Surrounded by Young Women on the Set of His Television Series, Playboy After Dark, CBS Television City, Los Angeles, ca. 1969.
David Hume Kennerly, O. J. Simpson at a University of Southern California Football Game, Los Angeles, California, 1968
David Hume Kennerly, Larry David, Actor and Producer, Sitting on Bus Bench, Los Angeles, California, 2000.
David Hume Kennerly, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard of The Supremes, Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, 1966
David Hume Kennerly, Carl Lewis, American Gold Medalist, Crossing the Finish Line at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, 1984
David Hume Kennerly, Jackie Kennedy, Former First Lady, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, 1968. © Bettmann/Getty Images
David Hume Kennerly, Mia Farrow and Dustin Hoffman, Actors, during the Filming of John and Mary, Central Park, New York, New York, 1969
David Hume Kennerly, Miles Davis, Oriental Theatre, Portland, Oregon, 1966
David Hume Kennerly, Denny McLain, Pitcher for Detroit Tigers, 1968. © Bettmann/Getty Images
David Hume Kennerly, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Heavyweight Championship Fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, 1971. © Bettmann/Getty Images
David Hume Kennerly, A Bronco Rider at the Tygh Valley All-Indian Rodeo, Tygh Valley, Oregon, 1966
David Hume Kennerly, Seinfeld Set during the Final Season, Studio City, California, 1998
David Hume Kennerly, Jerry Seinfeld, Actor, on Seinfeld Set during the Final Season, Studio City, California, 1998
David Hume Kennerly, Table Read before Shooting the Final Episode of Seinfeld, Studio City, California, 1998
David Hume Kennerly, Seinfeld Set during the Final Season, Studio City, California, 1998
David Hume Kennerly, Jerry Seinfeld, Actor, on Seinfeld Set during the Final Season, Studio City, California, 1998
David Hume Kennerly, Seinfeld Cast on Set during the Final Season, Studio City, California, 1998
David Hume Kennerly, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green and Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, On the Set of Friends during Their Final Season, Burbank, California, 2003
David Hume Kennerly, Cast and Crew of Friends on Set during One of the Final Episodes, Burbank, California, 2003
David Hume Kennerly, Margaux Hemingway, Actress, at Her Grandfather Ernest Hemingway's House, Havana, Cuba, 1979
David Hume Kennerly, Mia Farrow, Actress, New York, New York, 1969
David Hume Kennerly’s photography is notable for its unforced intimacy, its insightful framing, and its wide-ranging subject matter. Whether politicians, athletes, musicians, or movie stars, portraits chronicle American cultural life—and thereby aspects of our national identity —through the iconic individuals that influenced it.