Located next to Capital One Arena, the new gallery, which
will be free and open to the public, will showcase over 150
photographs by legendary photojournalist Harry Benson
Opening Late October
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- A captivating new exhibit will arrive in
downtown Washington, DC this
October, when HARRY BENSON:
WASHINGTON DC ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS
FOR THE NATION'S CAPITAL opens its doors. Presented by
Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Ted and Lynn Leonsis, and
Jeff Skoll, and produced by Ted
Leonsis and Jeff Skoll, the landmark
exhibit will showcase over 150 photographs by legendary
photojournalist Harry Benson,
renowned for his chronicling of culture, politics, music, movies,
television and sports through the 20th and
21st centuries.
"We are thrilled to bring the incredible work of our friend and
world-renowned photojournalist Harry
Benson to downtown Washington,
DC," said Ted and Lynn Leonsis. "This collection of over 150
photographs will span some of the most significant moments in our
history through the lens of an incomparable artist. We can't wait
for the community to experience the greatness of Harry's work and
the emotion he captures with each frame. We want to gift the
exhibit to the community to show our commitment to revitalizing
downtown Washington, DC while
activating retail space and increasing foot traffic around Capital
One Arena."
Located next door to Capital One Arena at 707-709 7th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20001, the gallery
will span two floors and over 10,000 square feet. The exhibit,
which will be free and open to the public, will feature photographs
of every president and first lady since Dwight Eisenhower, iconic photographs of
athletes including Muhammad Ali,
musicians, including a behind the scenes look at The Beatles
arrival to the United States, a
historic chronicling of the civil rights movement in America, and
much more.
The exhibition is scheduled to be open for the duration of the
NBA and NHL seasons and will include programming for students from
across the DMV, as well as residents, tourists and visiting
students from around the world. In addition, the gallery will host
special events for fans of the Capitals, Wizards, and Mystics.
Information regarding operating hours is forthcoming.
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About Harry Benson:
Scottish born photojournalist Harry
Benson CBE arrived in America with The Beatles on
February 7, 1964, and in his own
words – "he never looked back." In the decades since, the
award-winning photographer has demonstrated incredible range in the
subjects he has captured on film including the Civil Rights marches
and the Watts Riots, and he was on the scene when Senator
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated.
These powerful photographs not only catapulted Benson's career, but
also incisively capture defining moments of this tumultuous period
in history. Harry has covered conflicts in Kosovo, Bosnia, and the Gulf War, and is the only
photographer to have photographed the last 13 U.S. presidents from
Dwight D. Eisenhower to Joe Biden. Benson has also turned his lens on
everyone from Mohammad Ali to
Queen Elizabeth II.
His photographs of historic events, political figures, and
luminaries have been published in major magazines including LIFE,
Time, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, W, Newsweek, French Vogue,
Paris Match, Forbes, The New Yorker, People, Quest, The London Daily Express, and The Sunday
Times Magazine. The documentary HARRY
BENSON: SHOOT FIRST is available on Hulu. Sixteen books of
Benson's photographs have been published.
In 2009 Harry was named a Commander of the Order of the British
Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, and an
honorary Doctor of Letters from Glasgow
University and the Glasgow School of Art, along with an
Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society. In 2013
Benson received an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Harry received
the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the International
Center of Photography in New York.
Benson's photographs are in the permanent collections of many
museums including The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian,
Washington, DC; The National
Portrait Gallery, in London,
England; and in Edinburgh,
Scotland; The Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA.; The Royal Museum of Scotland,
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Harry and his wife, Gigi, are currently working on new book
projects and corresponding exhibitions. Their two daughters, Wendy
and Tessa, and their families live and work in California.
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