Don Hunstein Explained

Donald Robert Hunstein (November 19, 1928 – March 18, 2017)^[1] was an American photographer.

Life

He studied at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating in 1950. Later he served in the United States Air Force in England. He returned to the United States in 1954 and settled in New York City. In 1955, Hunstein started working for Columbia Records,^[2] photographing such artists as Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Leonard Bernstein, Miles Davis, The Byrds, Aretha Franklin, and Janis Joplin.^[3] He remained there until 1986.^[4] Some of his photographs were published in 2013 book Keeping Time: The Photographs of Don Hunstein.^[5] One of his best-known images is of Bob Dylan walking with Suze Rotolo: it was used for the cover of Dylan's album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.^{[6] [7]}

He died on 18 March 2017 at the age of 88, from Alzheimer's disease.^[8]

External links

• • Thorsten Overgaard Story Behind That Picture on Don Hunstein and his Freewheelin' cover for Bob Dylan

Notes and References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/arts/music/don-hunstein-dead-photographer-of-music-stars.html?_r=0 Richard Sandomir, "Don Hunstein, Who Photographed Great Musicians, Dies at 88", New York Times, March 24, 2017
2. Web site: Photographer Don Hunstein's behind-the-music shots . 24 October 2013 . . 31 August 2016.
3. News: Don Hunstein, Who Photographed Great Musicians, Dies at 88 . The New York Times . 24 March 2017 . Sandomir . Richard .
4. Web site: Columbia Calling: The incredible story of Don Hunstein, Columbia Records' in-house photographer . Siddall . Liv . 8 June 2015 . It's Nice That . 31 August 2016.
5. Web site: Just Look at These Great Old Photos of Glenn Gould, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Billie Holiday . Mechanic . Michael . 11 October 2013 . Mother Jones . 31 August 2016.
6. Book: Rotolo, Suze . A Freewheelin' Time . Aurum Press . 2009 . 978-0-7679-2688-1 . 216–218.
7. News: Don Hunstein, Who Photographed Great Musicians, Dies at 88. Sandomir. Richard. 2017-03-24. The New York Times. 2017-03-30. 0362-4331.
8. http://slippedisc.com/2017/03/sad-news-the-last-of-the-label-photographers-has-died/ SAD NEWS: THE LAST OF THE LABEL PHOTOGRAPHERS HAS DIED