Solitude

Object Details

Exhibition Label: Born Brookline, Massachusetts; John F. Kennedy, pictured here in November 1959, stands at the edge of Coos Bay in Oregon. He visited the town to meet with longshoremen, in part to talk with them about wages but also to discuss the economy of southwest Oregon and how to create more avenues of work. During his visit, he attended a Democratic breakfast in Klamath Falls and a lunch at the Lions Club in Coos Bay.; Jacques Lowe became John F. Kennedy’s full-time campaign photographer in 1959 and documented much of his presidency. In 1999, Lowe printed a selection of his photographs of the Kennedy family from this time and dedicated the album to the memory of Kennedy.; Nacido en Brookline, Massachusetts; Esta foto de noviembre de 1959 muestra a John F. Kennedy a la orilla del mar en Coos Bay, Oregón. Había visitado el pueblo para reunirse con los estibadores y hablar de salarios, pero también de la economía en el suroeste de Oregón y cómo crear más oportunidades de trabajo. Durante su visita asistió a un desayuno con los demócratas de Klamath Falls y un almuerzo en el Club de Leones de Coos Bay.; En 1959, Jacques Lowe se incorporó como fotógrafo a la campaña de John F. Kennedy y luego documentó gran parte de su presidencia. En 1999 imprimió una selección de las fotos que tomó a la familia Kennedy en esa época y dedicó el álbum a la memoria del presidente.

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia

1959 (printed 1999)

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 41.8 × 28.1 cm (16 7/16 × 11 1/16"); Sheet: 50.5 × 40.6 cm (19 7/8 × 16")

National Portrait Gallery

Topic: Exterior; Nature & Environment\Water; Vehicle\Boat; Architecture\Smokestack; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Male; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Massachusetts; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Massachusetts; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Literary awards\Pulitzer Prize; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom; John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Military award\Purple Heart; Portrait

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