People and Portraits

In addition to working in other genres, Maroon was contracted to do a number of portraits of well-know people around the world, mostly in the 50s, 60s and 70s. A selection of them can be found here. Read more.

Senator John F. Kennedy sits on the McClellan Committee in 1957.

Senators Robert F Kennedy and John F. Kennedy sit on the McClellan Committee in 1957.

Funeral of President John F Kennedy from inside the dome of St. Matthew’s Cathedral.

Robert Kennedy warming up at a ski resort in Waterville, New Hampshire in 1968.

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson in what was said to be President Johnson’s favorite portrait of her.

President Nixon working on a television speech in his office in the Executive Office Building. October 7, 1970.

President Nixon is lost in thought while working in Marine One. January 14, 1971.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Watergate hearings.

Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Watergate hearings.

President Gerald Ford and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat meet in 1975.

Jehan Sadat, wife of Egyptian President Anwar el Sadat, photographed before the Pyramids. Jehan Sadat was First Lady of Egypt from 1970 until 1981. She was also a human rights activist, and the force behind “Jehan’s Laws”, a series of laws that gave… — Jehan Sadat, wife of Egyptian President Anwar el Sadat, photographed before the Pyramids. Jehan Sadat was First Lady of Egypt from 1970 until 1981. She was also a human rights activist, and the force behind “Jehan’s Laws”, a series of laws that gave women rights that they had not had before in Egypt. She also had a sense of humor - during this photo shoot there were swarms of flies making things unpleasant, but she laughingly brushed them off as simply the Egyptian Air Force.

J. Edgar Hoover with actor Efrem Zimbalist. Zimbalist starred in the TV series “The F.B.I.” which Hoover took a great interest in.

Former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford in his office in Washington, DC.

David Brinkley, Doc Dalinski, Ben Bradlee and Art Buchwald had a Sunday tradition of meeting at Doc Dalinski’s pharmacy in Georgetown.

Blaze Starr outside of a nightclub in Baltimore, Maryland.

Chef Jean-Louis Palladin. Palladin was a big proponent of locally-sourced ingredients and was an ongoing customer of this egg farm outside Washington, DC.

1984 Georgetown Hoyas NCAA Championship team coached by John Thompson and featuring Patrick Ewing.

Washington Redskin’s owner Edward Bennett Williams at RFK Stadium. At this photo session, Maroon asked Williams what the heck one had to do to get season tickets. Williams replied, “Fred, you want tickets? You got tickets.”

Henry “Hank” Aaron poses in 1969 before a home game in Atlanta against the New York Mets.

Coach Don Shula of the Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins photographed in 1973.

Coach Joe Gibbs of the Super Bowl Champion Washington Redskins.

Famed Egyptian architect Hassan Fathi working from his home.

Israeli-Canadian architect Moishe Safdie.

I.M. Pei, architect of the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art and J. Carter Brown, Director of the National Gallery of Art having a “heated” discussion. The East Wing is in the background.

The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and his family.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak being interviewed by US journalist Roland Evans in Cairo in 1981.

Fahd bin Abdulaziz al Saud, who would become King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, who would become King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He was named Saudi Foreign Minister in 1975 and remained in that role for 40 years.

President of Peru, Fernando Belaunde Terry.

Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry before the new Washington Metro.

Tennessee Williams in the Florida Keys with Key Lime Pie

Legendary Lebanese singer Fairouz before Mt. Lebanon.

Henri Pharaon photographed at the Beirut Hippodrome. Pharaon was very influential in helping create an independent Lebanon and played a peace broker during the Lebanese Civil War. He was the Lebanese Foreign Minister, probably the wealthiest person … — Henri Pharaon photographed at the Beirut Hippodrome. Pharaon was very influential in helping create an independent Lebanon and played a peace broker during the Lebanese Civil War. He was the Lebanese Foreign Minister, probably the wealthiest person in Lebanon for much of his life and the former national tennis champion of Lebanon. He also owned the world’s largest racing stable of Arabian horses during the 1950s and 1960s.

Burl Ives by the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Washington, DC.

Chieftain MacDonald. Scotland, June 1974.

Chieftain Farquharson and a Scottish piper. Scotland, June 1974.

Argentine racing driver and businessman Alejandro de Tomaso.

An architect by training, Maroon had a way of balancing lighting, subject and surroundings in creating his compositions. Sometimes less was more; sometimes more was more. Understanding the artistry of buildings both inside and out, while also understanding how buildings work within a wider landscape helped Maroon to use them or even use natural settings to make a statement about a subject. This versatility also allowed him to problem solve on the spot and always get his shot. He worked in the age of film photography when one had to wait days or even weeks before knowing if a shoot had been a success. And kings and presidents do not do reshoots.