Photograph of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

National Museum of American History

Object Details

depicted
Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier
photographer
Avedon, Richard
Avedon, Richard
Description
Fashion photographer Richard Avedon photographed Jacqueline Kennedy, while still the wife of the junior Senator from Massachusetts, for "Six Faces of Beauty" in a 1958 for Harper's Bazaar. The photograph reflect's Avedon's graphic style of photography through the strong use of black and white. He also used darkroom techniques to enlongate the look of her neck.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the Photographer
1958
ID Number
PG.67.102.073
accession number
270571
catalog number
67.102.73
Object Name
photograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 27 3/4 in x 28 in; 70.485 cm x 71.12 cm
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Richard Avedon Collection
Photography
Art
National Museum of American History
Subject
Portraits
First Ladies
Costume
Record ID
nmah_1321583
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4e61-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Photograph by Richard Avedon for Harper's Bazaar, 1961, portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy
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