Title from caption on object: “Leave for Gala Night”

January 20, 1961

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

United Press International

Publisher

The image shows the upper half and lower body of a woman and a man walking side by side. The woman is positioned on the left, with her arm linked through the man's. She has dark, styled hair swept back, possibly into an updo, and is wearing a light-colored gown with a matching cape. She holds a clutch and wears earrings. The man, on the right, is smiling with short hair and is dressed in a black coat, white shirt, bow tie, dark trousers, and black shoes. They are in front of an ornate building entrance with columns and a classical design, likely made of stone, and glass panels. A faint view of the interior with more columns is visible through the glass.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 × 16.8 cm (8 9/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 23 × 17.8 cm (9 1/16 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.478

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper center UPI copyright stamp in black ink; across bottom printed in purple ink on applied paper inverted: WAP1264233..........................NEW YORK BUREAU / LEAVE FOR GALA NIGHT / WASHINGTON, D.C.: PRESIDENT [underlined] AND MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY [underlined] / LEAVE THE WHITE HOUSE, JAN. 20, TO ATTEND A SERIES OF / INAUGURAL BALLS. FIVE LOCATIONS WERE BOOKED TO HOLD / THE TREMENDOUS CROWD THAT WANTED TO ATTEND THE INAUGURAL / BALL. THE FIRST LADY’S DRESS WAS DESIGNED BY OLEG CASSINI. / NX-A FUL-FOR / CREDIT (UPI PHOTO) 1/21/61 WH

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