Photograph of Caroline Kennedy holding her father's hand to her cheek

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Photograph by Richard Avedon for Harper's Bazaar, 1961, Caroline Kennedy holding John F. Kennedy's hand
Photograph by Richard Avedon for Harper's Bazaar, 1961, Caroline Kennedy holding John F. Kennedy's hand
Description:

This portrait by Richard Avedon of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his daughter Caroline is from an exclusive 1961 pre-inaugural sitting at the Kennedy compound in Florida. The photo session included Jacqueline Kennedy and their son John Jr. This is one of six photographs of John Kennedy and his family that appeared in the February 1961 issue ofHarper's Bazaar as the first in a series of Observations by Avedon. The collection of Avedon photographs at the National Museum of American History includes photographs, tearsheets, contact prints, and negatives.

Date Made: 1961-01-03

Depicted: Kennedy, CarolinePhotographer: Avedon, Richard

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Florida, Palm Beach

Subject: FamilyPortraitsPresidents

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See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Richard Avedon Collection, Photography, Art

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Credit Line: Gift of the Photographer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PG.67.102.075Accession Number: 270571Catalog Number: 67.102.75

Object Name: photograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)board (overall material)Measurements: overall: 28 in x 27 7/8 in; 71.12 cm x 70.8025 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6496-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1276034

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