Ivor Davis: Up Close and Personal with Harry Benson
**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Thu, Feb 24 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Address (map)
100 E. Main St., Ventura, CA 93001
Harry Benson has been featured in LIFE, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and more. He’s had 40 solo exhibits, including at The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. He’s photographed every US President from President Eisenhower to President Biden. He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; was next to Senator Robert Kennedy when he was assassinated; and photographed the Berlin Wall going up and down.
He has photographed Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Winston Churchill, Princess Diana, Muhammed Ali, Jacqueline Kennedy, The Shah of Iran, Amy Winehouse, Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Nicholson, Truman Capote, Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton, The Rolling Stones, and more.
In this popular series, author, journalist, and investigative reporter Ivor Davis speaks with a rotating guest list of extraordinary individuals. This is an in-person event and a Zoom event. RSVP here.
Proof of vaccination will be required on arrival for in-person attendees. Masks will be required for this event. If you need a mask, we’re happy to provide one.
Museum members who register for this event (either in person or via Zoom) will be entered into a drawing to receive an autographed copy of Harry Benson’s “Harry Benson: Persons of Interest.” Become a member now and register for this event for your opportunity to receive the autographed book.
Brought to you in part by the generous support of Robert Suskind, M.D. and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind
*Image by @Harry Benson in connection with the Ventura Museum lecture series.