Object Details
Published by
The Philadelphia Inquirer, American, founded 1829
Photograph by
Yousuf Karsh, Armenian Canadian, 1908 - 2002
Owned by
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
President John F. Kennedy, American, 1917 - 1963
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Description
Framed portrait of President John F. Kennedy. Frame is black wood. Image shows Kennedy looking above the camera and off to the right. Kennedy wears a dark suit and tie. Along the bottom of the image is a small horizontal white band with black text in two (2) columns. Centered text in three (3) lines: "JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY / May 29, 1917-November 22, 1963 / Thirty-Fifth President of the United States". Second column of text on the lower proper left corner in three (3) lines: Supplement to The Philadelphia Inquirer / December 1, 1963 / Second Printing December 11, 1963".
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Date
1963
Object number
2013.27.6ab
Restrictions & Rights
© The Estate of Yousuf Karsh
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
chromolithographs
portraits
Medium
lithographic ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (framed): 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. (37.5 x 29.8 x 1.9 cm)
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Black Enterprise
Business
Civil Rights
Millinery
Photography
Social reform
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.27.6ab