John F. Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy
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- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- photograph
- date made
- 1961-01-03
- depicted
- Kennedy, Caroline
- photographer
- Avedon, Richard
- Avedon, Richard
- place made
- United States: Florida, Palm Beach
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- board (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28 in x 27 7/8 in; 71.12 cm x 70.8025 cm
- ID Number
- PG.67.102.076
- accession number
- 270571
- catalog number
- 67.102.76
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Photographer
- subject
- Family
- Portraits
- Presidents
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Photographic History
- Richard Avedon Collection
- Art
- Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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