Photojournallist Harry Benson to Speak at the College of Saint Eizabeth Tuesday, November 16

Photojournalist Harry Benson, who traveled to the United States with the Beatles in 1964, will present a slide lecture on his 60 years in photography on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 7 p.m., in Dolan Performance Hall, Annunciation Center, College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. During his presentation, Benson will show his images and answer questions about the photographs. Following his presentation, Mr. Benson will sign copies of his books.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the American Society of Media Photographers of New Jersey and sponsored by the Canon-Explorers of Light program and the CSE Culture and Humanities Area and the CSE Art Program. For more information, visit asmp-nj.org or the events page at maloneyartgallery.org.

Aside from creating some of the Beatles’ most famous images, Benson has been a witness to several major historic events. He was standing next to Robert F. Kennedy when the presidential candidate was assassinated in 1968. He marched with Martin Luther Jr. during the Civil Rights movement and stood next to Coretta Scott King at her husband’s funeral. He was in the room with Richard Nixon when the president resigned in 1974. He was there when the Berlin Wall went up … and when it came down. He has photographed 11 American presidents from Eisenhower to Obama.

Benson was the most published photographer in Life magazine and he is currently under contract to Vanity Fair magazine. His photographs have appeared in Architectural Digest, Newsweek and many other major magazines. In 2009, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington. He has had 40 gallery solo exhibitions and has published 14 books of his photographs.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls approximately 2,000 full and part-time students in 27 undergraduate programs, nine graduate degree programs, and one doctoral program. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.