Guy Kendall's Photography
Exploring Guy Kendall’s photographic work starting in 1924, the viewer watches the progression from posed still shots of horses with their trainer/drivers to action shots which capture the excitement of races at the finish line. Through the albums, one is able to watch the growth of relationships between Kendall and the horsemen and women of the southern Maine fair circuit as remote, documentary snaps of horses and drivers become intimate portraits both at the race track and on area farms.
Kendall’s career at the track was put on pause in 1928 as he courted and then married Ruth B. Bennett. Kendall’s work resumed in the album labeled 1930a, where it is possible to see a quantum leap in the quality of his composition from images that were simply a matter of record to those with genuine artistic flair.
According to his niece, Anne Kendall Holmbom, Kendall used a Graflex box camera and glass negatives to capture many of his early photographs. He developed, printed, and re-touched all his photographs personally in his studio located on Congress Street in Portland, Maine.
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Zombro Hanover beat Harkaway
Owner: Stacey Giggey
Driver: Morgan
Race: Jr. Free For All Pace
Date: 8-9-1939 -
Zombro Hanover wins 2nd heat in 2.00 3/4
Owner: H. Stacy Smith
Driver: Unknown
Race: The Parker House 2.10 Class Pace
Date: 8-5-1932 -
Zombro Hanover wins 3rd race
Owner: Stacey Giggey
Driver: Jordan
Race: 2.11 Bar Pace
Date: 10-25-1938
