maandag, januari 26, 2004
Robert Stanley Oakes (81), a retired photographer for the National Geographic Society, died of a stroke Jan. 19 at Montgomery General Hospital.
Mr. Oakes served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He joined National Geographic in 1960 and photographed U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and leaders from around the world. He was the official photographer of President Richard M. Nixon for his 1969 inaugural medal. Others he photographed included Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, Jacques Cousteau and Queen Sophia of Spain.
He was a member of the White House News Photographers' Association and his work was featured in many National Geographic books and magazines. Mr. Oakes traveled to Alma Alta in the Soviet Union in 1976 as a portrait specialist to photograph Russians for the U.S. Information Agency.
Bron: Washington Post.
Mr. Oakes served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He joined National Geographic in 1960 and photographed U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and leaders from around the world. He was the official photographer of President Richard M. Nixon for his 1969 inaugural medal. Others he photographed included Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, Jacques Cousteau and Queen Sophia of Spain.
He was a member of the White House News Photographers' Association and his work was featured in many National Geographic books and magazines. Mr. Oakes traveled to Alma Alta in the Soviet Union in 1976 as a portrait specialist to photograph Russians for the U.S. Information Agency.
Bron: Washington Post.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 00:35
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