We have all seen these iconic photographs, but how often do we appreciate the artist behind the lens? George Kalinsky was one such shutterbug. He passed away January 16 at the age of 88. Here’s his obituary by Harvey Araton in The New York Times.
From the obit:
Mr. Kalinsky had wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist, a position he interviewed for at The Miami Herald during his 1966 vacation. But he came to discover that his artistic skills were transferable to the camera.
Over the next five decades, until the pandemic made him a less ubiquitous presence at the Garden, most headliners who appeared there — including presidential aspirants during political conventions and Pope John Paul II in 1979 — ended up in Mr. Kalinsky’s portfolio.
A cartoonist and a photographer? Seems unfair to be so talented when the rest of us are lacking.
Among Kalinsky’s baseball work:
- The Ballparks (with Bill Shannon)
- The New York Mets: A Photographic History (with Jon Scher)
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