Object Details
- Artist
- Jacques Lowe, 24 Jan 1930 - 12 May 2001
- Sitter
- Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, 28 Jul 1929 - 19 May 1994
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 29 May 1917 - 22 Nov 1963
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, born 27 Nov 1957
- Exhibition Label
- When Senator John F. Kennedy began laying the groundwork for a 1960 presidential bid, his father Joseph P. Kennedy engaged Jacques Lowe to help craft his son’s public image. Lowe became the younger Kennedy’s full-time campaign photographer, and after JFK’s election, he documented the Kennedy administration as the president’s personal photographer until 1962. Lowe took this Kennedy family portrait in 1958.
- Kennedy’s young children were often photographed in the White House. Candid photos of Caroline and John Jr. playing hide-and-seek in the Oval Office and attending classes in the Solarium captured public attention, contributing to President Kennedy’s youthful, family-focused image.
- Cuando el senador John F. Kennedy empezó a preparar el terreno para su candidatura presidencial en 1960, su padre, Joseph P. Kennedy, contrató a Jacques Lowe para que moldeara la imagen pública del hijo. Lowe se convirtió en fotógrafo oficial de la campaña de Kennedy y, después de la elección, documentó el gobierno del presidente como su fotógrafo personal hasta 1962. Lowe tomó este retrato de la familia en 1958.
- Los niños Kennedy fueron retratados a menudo en la Casa Blanca. Las imágenes espontáneas de Caroline y John Jr. jugando al esconder en el Despacho Oval o tomando clases en el solario cautivaron la atención del público y fomentaron la imagen del presidente Kennedy como un hombre vital y dedicado a su familia.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia
- 1958 (printed 1999)
- Object number
- NPG.2015.90.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Estate of Jacques Lowe
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 34.3 × 34.8 cm (13 1/2 × 13 11/16")
- Sheet: 50.5 × 40.6 cm (19 7/8 × 16")
- Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
- Place
- United States\Massachusetts\Barnstable\Hyannis Port
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Exterior
- Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl
- Toy\Rattle
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy: Female
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy: Politics and Government\Daughter of US President
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy: Social Welfare and Reform\Philanthropist
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy: Arts and Culture\Literature\Editor
- 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
- Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: Female
- Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
- Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: Arts and Culture\Literature\Editor
- Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Historic preservationist
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2015.90.12
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43b932f43-360b-468b-a236-2809fa515353
