George Tames
The Ritz has a wonderful photography show on display during the month of January. “Presidential Pathways” shares the work of photographer George Tames who became known as “Posterity’s Spy” as he snapped photos of United States President’s from Roosevelt to George H.W. Bush.
Mr. Tames’ daughter, Stephanie, has kindly offered the photographs taken by her father for all of us to enjoy. He captured the essence of each President in unique ways I have not seen before.
My favorite is this photograph of John F. Kennedy. I feel the burden of his responsibility when I look at this….what a time in history it was!
All of the photographs bring back some sort of memory.
I also found this photograph entitled, “Widow’s Walk” to be filled with emotion and the stark reality of those our troops leave behind.
These photographs are all important to our nation’s history. I highly recommend taking your children and grandchildren to see this show while it is here.
Mr. Tame’s work with The New York Times spanned five decades during which he recorded valuable moments with each President in this collection. Thank you to Heather Heath for putting this exhibit together!
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Harold Michael Harvey Says:
Awesome, loved that photo of Jimmy Carter “half submerged in the still waters of mystery,” as Joseph Conrad would have captioned it.
