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[First official White House photograph of Mrs. John F. Kennedy, half-length portrait, seated on couch, facing front] – Historic Photograph Print

[First official White House photograph of Mrs. John F. Kennedy, half-length portrait, seated on couch, facing front], [1961] — historic photograph
[First official White House photograph of Mrs. John F. Kennedy, half-length portrait, seated on couch, facing front], [1961]. Historic photograph from the White House collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Among the many portraits of Jacqueline Kennedy, this one stands out as the first official White House photograph of her as First Lady, taken in 1961 during the first year of the Kennedy administration. Shown in a half-length pose, seated on a couch and facing the camera directly, she projects the poised, composed image that became closely associated with the White House in those years. The print later came to the Library of Congress through the United States Information Agency, which distributed official imagery of the administration abroad and at home. Its catalog notes reflect the way the portrait moved from the presidency's own files into the public record.

Created / published[1961]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1960-1970.Photographic prints 1960-1970.
NotesPhotograph received from USIA, July 1964. No. 61-9024.
SubjectsOnassis, Jacqueline Kennedy,--1929-1994.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,446 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-114392

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