- 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
- Date
- 1963
- 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)
- 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".
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- 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. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.