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American contemporary Photographer
American, (1930–12/10/2019)
About Ken Heyman Born in New York City in 1930, Ken Heyman first became interested in photography in high school. Later, during his student days at Columbia College-which were interrupted by a two-year stint in the army-his skill as a photographer grew, but still regarded photography as no more than a hobby. Then two events in college helped to direct him toward his career in photography. First, he sent off selections of his work to two national photography annuals and was pleased, indeed surprised, when both indicated they were eager to print his pictures-and did. But perhaps more important was his becoming a student of the distinguished anthropologist Margaret Mead. To fulfil a term paper requirement in one of her courses, Mr. Heyman submitted a photographic essay that interested the famous professor. Out of this began a friendship and collaboration that continued for more than twenty years. Their first collaboration began shortly after his graduation from Columbia in 1956, when she invited him to go with her to take pictures in Bali. Other field trips followed: some with Mead and others where he went alone. Since then, Ken Heyman photographed in more than sixty countries. These photographs have appeared in major exhibits and in two books co-authored with Margaret Mead: Family (1965) and World Enough (1976). Ken Heyman completed photographic assignments for many magazines, including Life. He worked for the U.S. Information Agency, photographing Alliance for Progress projects in Latin America, and for several photographic agencies, including Rapho Guillumette Agency and Magnum. Shows of Mr. Heyman's work have been held at the Museum of Modern Art (1963), the Hallmark Gallery (1965), The International Center for Photography in New York City (1976), The Zabriskie Gallery in Paris (1995). Ken Heyman's work brought him a number of awards including "The World Understanding Award," considered to be one of the top awards in photography. It is given "to honor the photographer whose work has contributed most to a better understanding among the world's people." Ken Heyman produced many books in addition to Family and World Enough. His recent works includes twenty-two books for children written by Ann Morris. The multicultural perspective in these acclaimed books reflects Heyman's varied experience and his ability to sensitively interpret the human condition.
14th street subway rest stop, New York City 2018.24.69
Black back and baby’s head, Nigeria 2018.24.72
Charles Heston, Rome, Italy 2020.2.78
Claes Oldenburg 2017.12.35
Crying Village Child, Greece 2019.22.60
Ernest Hemingway 2016.15.38
Fulani man in Eastern Region, Nigeria 2016.15.39
Girl on parallel bar, outside Lima, Peru 2018.24.74
Grandfather and grandson, Accra, Ghana 2018.24.67
Hand of a sculptor, Nigeria 2018.24.59
Handstand, Hyde Park, London 2016.15.40
James Rosenquist 2019.22.62
Ken holding daughter, Florida, 1972 2020.2.77
Leathery feet, Kaduna, Nigeria 2018.24.73
Man using his hat and shoes as pillow 2016.15.42
Margaret Mead, doing field work in Bali 2017.12.34
Men in drag posing 2018.24.76
Mother holding her child closely, Kenya 2016.15.45
My father at 91 years old 2016.15.47
New Year's Eve in New York 2013.26.22
Nun and worker conversing, Paris 2018.24.68
On a sidewalk in Harlem, New York 2018.24.62
Playground, Peru 2018.24.75
River scene, Niger River, Nigeria 2017.12.40
Saturday, King’s Road, London 2016.15.48
Slum residents, Hong Kong 2017.12.37
Soviet dance class, Moscow, USSR 2018.24.60
Tom Wesselman 2017.12.41
Water buffalos and buffalo herder, Nigeria 2017.12.32
Woman face covered in burka, Pakistan 2016.15.50
Woman sitting in chair in a park, England 2018.24.61
Women and child in front of hut, Somalia 2018.24.70
Women and children in the favela, Brazil 2022.18.1
Young men in sunglasses, New Orleans 2018.24.71
Young scholars, Cambridge, England 2018.24.65