Background
King, Jack Weldon was born on January 19, 1911 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Clyde Nelson andMary Blanche (Murphy) K.
King, Jack Weldon was born on January 19, 1911 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Clyde Nelson andMary Blanche (Murphy) K.
Bachelor of Arts, Drury College, 1934, Bachelor of Music, 1934.
Chief still photographer African expeditions including Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition, 1947-1948, 12th Gatti Expedition, 1952, Wyman Carroll Congo Expedition, 1955, 13th Gatti Expedition, 1956, 14th Gatti Expedition, 1957. Also free-lance photographic expeditions, Africa, 1960, 66, 76-77. Trips for Global Assessment of Functioning Corporation to South America, 1962, 63, 77-78, Australia and New Zealand, 1972-1973.
Alaska, 1982, Europe, 1983.
One-man shows include Faces and Places at Springfield (Missouri) Art Museum, 1989, also numerous assignments throughout United States.
Served asphotographer with Coast Artillery corpus, United States army, 1941-1942. Member International Center Photography.
