David Henry Hammer
David Henry Hammer | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1965 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Died | May 22, 2023 (aged 57) Washington, D.C., USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006-2023 |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Mark Hammer (father) Edna Joyce Clark (mother) |
| Relatives | Kate Hammer (sister) Caroline Swif Jones (step mother) |
| Family | Hammer family |
David Henry Hammer was an American screenwriter, director, editor, producer, and documentary film maker known for works such as Teresita Fernández's Stacked Landscapes (2022), and Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence (2019).[1][2] Hammer was the son of American actor Mark Hammer.[3][4] Hammer had a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University, and served as Senior Producer at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.[5][2][6]
Death[edit]
David Henry Hammer died due to cancer at the Sibley Memorial Hospital at age 57.[7][2]
Selected filmography[edit]
- As director and editor[8]
- Teresita Fernández's Stacked Landscapes (2022)
- Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence (2019)
- Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice (2019)
- Sally Mann: Collodion and the Angel of Uncertainty (2018)
- Stuart Davis: In Full Swing (2017)
- El Greco, an Artist's Odyssey (2015)
- Five Byzantine Churches (2013)
- George Bellows (2012)
- Bhau Kalchuri: Meher Baba's Lion (2006)
- As editor
- Seeds! (2019)
- Los Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery (2017)
- Drawing in Silver and Gold: Leonardo to Jasper Johns (2016)
- Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World (2015)
- As producer
- Teresita Fernández's Stacked Landscapes (2022)
- Seeds! (2019)
- Sally Mann: Collodion and the Angel of Uncertainty (2018)
- Stuart Davis: In Full Swing (2017)
- Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes (2013)
- Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape (2012)
- Arcimboldo: Nature and Fantasy (2010)
Awards and Honors[edit]
- Preceptor to teach 'Nonfiction Filmmaking' in Spring 2000-2001
References[edit]
- ^ "David Henry Hammer". Peliplat.
- ^ a b c "David Hammer Award in Film". David Hammer Award in Film.
- ^ Sentinel, Joshua Molina (March 27, 2007). "Mark Hammer, veteran actor".
- ^ "David Hammer Obituary (2023) - Washington, DC - The Washington Post". Legacy.com.
- ^ "David Henry Hammer". Kinorium.
- ^ "Lion Bhau Kalchuri, directed by David Hammer" (PDF). AMBPPCT.
- ^ "Obituary of David Hammer | Betz, Rossi, Bellinger & Stewart Family Funeral Homes". brbsfuneral.com.
- ^ "The Work of David Hammer - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1965 births
- 2023 deaths
- Film directors from Ohio
- National Gallery of Art
- Columbia University faculty
- American film editors
- American film production company founders
- American male film actors
- Columbia University alumni
- American male screenwriters
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American television directors
- American documentary filmmakers