George Kalinsky is a photographer. He has been the official photographer for Madison Square Garden since 1966 and also serves as the official photographer at Radio City Music Hall. In November 2010 the National Arts Club awarded him their Medal of Honor for Photography.[1]
In May 2009, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened an exhibit dedicated to photographs Kalinsky took at some of Madison Square Garden's most legendary concerts.[2] Many of these photographs are now part of the museum's permanent collection.
Beginning with the 2010 baseball season, the New York Mets, for whom Kalinsky had been the official photographer, are displaying throughout Citi Field many photographs by Kalinsky.
Biography
Kalinsky was honored with the 2017 Legends Award by the Pratt Institute with a dinner at the Mandarin Hotel in November 2017. The New-York Historical Society had an exhibit "New York through the Lens of George Kalinsky" featuring 80 images of Kalinsky's work from the last 50 years. The show opened to great reviews and will be on extended viewing until July 2018. The museum will make this exhibit part of their permanent collection. In February 2018, Sports Business Journal featured Kalinsky and his career on the front page of their magazine. Frank Sinatra Enterprises is also producing a documentary on Kalinsky's 50-year career.
Elvis Presley's June 9–11, 1972 4 back to back sold-out concerts. One of his photos, taken during that week end, was enlarged in the shape of a three-story, 36 x 72 feet billboard and unveiled at a Times Square building in New York City on April 1, 2008.
