Title from caption on object: “John Jr. Salutes His Father”

November 25, 1963

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

National Broadcasting Company

Publisher, American, founded 1929

Associated Press

Publisher

The image depicts a group of people standing together in a formal setting. The individuals vary in age, with adults and children present. The adults wear dark, formal clothing while the children are dressed in lighter coats. A woman with a veil on her head stands at the center, accompanied by two young children. One child holds a toy and the other has a hand raised in a gesture resembling a salute. The background shows steps or an architectural structure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.1 × 24.3 cm (6 3/4 × 9 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.6 × 25.4 cm (8 1/8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.648

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Henry Yee, Ebay.com); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

vertical along right edge printed in image: (NY28-NOV. 25) JOHN JR. SALUTES HIS FATHER--John F. Kennedy Jr. salutes / the caisson bearing the casket of his father, President Kennedy, at St. / Matthew’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Washington today. Standing beside / him after the pontifical requiem mass are his mother and sister Caroline. / John Jr. observed his third birthday anniversary today. Caroline will be / six Wednesday. (This photo from NBC/TV) (NBC/TV photo via AP Wirephoto) / (jn21515nbc) 1963; on verso, center Associated Press copyright stamp in black ink

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