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  • Portrait print of John F. Kennedy from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Portrait print of John F. Kennedy from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Published by
    The Philadelphia Inquirer, American, founded 1829
    Photograph by
    Karsh, Yousuf, Armenian-Canadian, 1908 - 2002
    Owned by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    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)
    Type
    chromolithographs
    portraits
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1963
    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".
    Topic
    African American
    Business
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    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.
    Object number
    2013.27.6ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © The Estate of Yousuf Karsh. Permission required for use.
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Portrait print of Martin Luther King, Jr. from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Portrait print of Martin Luther King, Jr. from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Medium
    lithographic ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (framed): 14 15/16 x 12 x 15/16 in. (37.9 x 30.5 x 2.4 cm)
    Type
    chromolithographs
    portraits
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1960-1970
    Description
    Framed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Frame is black with gold detail surrounding the inner edge. Image shows King, Jr. in dark suit and tie. Tie is pinstriped blue and white with white polka dots. Along the bottom of the image is a small horizontal white band with black cursive text reading "We Shall Overcome". The print is covered in plastic within the frame.
    Topic
    African American
    Business
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    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.
    Object number
    2013.27.5ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Portrait print of Major R.R. Wright, Sr. from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Photograph by
    Bachrach, Louis Fabian Jr., American, 1917 - 2010
    Owned by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Wright, Richard Robert Sr., American, 1855 - 1947
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Medium
    lithographic ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (framed): 21 3/16 x 15 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (53.8 x 40.3 x 3.8 cm)
    Type
    offset lithographs
    portraits
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1945
    Description
    Framed portrait of Major R. R. Wright, Sr. Frame is dark brown with gold and tan details. Smaller gold strip nearer the inner portion of the frame. Image matted under two (2) different mattes. The larger matte is light gray and the inner, smaller matte is dark gray. Image is a black and white photograph of Wright from the torso up. He wears a light suit and dark, patterned tie. His arms are resting on a table with his hands clasped one on top of the other. Wright wears round wire-rimmed glasses. In the lower right corner of the photograph, in gold, is the photographer's signature: "Fabian Bachrach". On the matte in the lower left corner in black text is the image caption: "Major R. R. Wright Sr. / Founder".
    Topic
    African American
    Business
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women
    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.
    Object number
    2013.27.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr.
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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