{"id":8157,"date":"2017-09-20T19:26:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T02:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=8157"},"modified":"2021-12-21T15:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T23:30:38","slug":"rfk-california-1968-never-before-published-photographs-by-jesse-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=8157","title":{"rendered":"RFK, California 1968: Never Before Published Photographs by Jesse Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RFK, California 1968. Photograph by Jesse Alexander.<\/p><\/div>\n

Renowned photographer<\/span> Jesse Alexander<\/a> says he didn’t even have a press pass when he took a pilgrimage to Delano to see young Robert F. Kennedy on the campaign trail. “I was really a fan of RFK and was very aware of his interest in farm workers and his work with Cesar Chavez,” says Alexander. These never-before publically viewed images were taken on the campaign trail in San Francisco and the Central Valley in California a short time before Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Alexander<\/span>, a legendary motorsports\u00a0photographer since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race, says that no matter what his subject, a passion for beauty and an interest in people consistently drive his work. “It doesn’t really matter what you’re shooting,” says the 88-year-old. “I’m just a happy snapper.”<\/p>\n

Alexander will share these historic images for the first time in an exhibition from Aug. 19-Sept. 16 at Patricia Clarke Studio<\/a>, 410 Palm Ave. A-18, Carpinteria. Fifty percent of all sale proceeds benefit The Fund for Santa Barbara<\/a>. In addition, Alexander will give a free artist talk with Clarke at the studio on Sept. 9 from 4-5 p.m.<\/p>\n

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RFK, California 1968. Photograph by Jesse Alexander.<\/p><\/div>\n

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RFK, California 1968. Photograph by Jesse Alexander.<\/p><\/div>\n

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RFK, California 1968. Photograph by Jesse Alexander.<\/p><\/div>\n

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RFK, California 1968. Photograph by Jesse Alexander.<\/p><\/div>\n

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RFK, California 1968. Photograph by Jesse Alexander.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n

Originally published in the Fall 2017 issue of Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine<\/em><\/a>. Click here to see the story as it appeared in print:\u00a0Jesse Alexander RFK Photos Seasons Fall 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

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