Title from caption on object: “President Salutes Glenn Flight”

February 20, 1962

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

Associated Press

Publisher

The image shows a man standing behind multiple microphones. He is identified as John F. Kennedy. He has distinct facial features with a defined jawline and neatly combed dark hair that is styled back. He is dressed in a pinstripe suit with a white dress shirt and a patterned tie. His hands are lightly resting on the podium in front of him. In the background, there is a partial view of a classical building, likely the White House, and trees on the left side. Another person is partially visible beside Kennedy.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 × 17.7 cm (8 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.6 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.540

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

crop marks upper right and lower right in black ink; by unknown hand, center right in red crayon: 87; lower left Associated Press logo in black ink on applied paper; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite perpendicular: 52.5; across bottom printed in image: (WX11) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20--PRESIDENT SALUTES GLENN FLIGHT--President / Kennedy, speaking from the White House Rose Garden, today salutes space / conqueror John H. Glenn jr. for his three-orbit flight around the globe. / The President declared that in space America must “be in a position / second to none.” (AP Wirephoto) (rmb31550bhr) 1962 (See AP wire story); on verso, top left stamped in black ink: KENNEDY SALUTES 1ST MANNED FLIGHT / NO CUT FILED / 366 - 54 C; upper left stamped in red ink: FEB 21 1962 M; upper center stamped in blue ink: FEB 20 10 PM 1962; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite crossed out: 3 col / Kennedy / City Ed; upper right in red pencil circled and crossed out in graphite: 4 3/8; center left printed in black ink on applied barcode label perpendicular: ADT-307-BS; center right stamped in blue ink perpendicular: FEB 20 9 PM; lower left stamped in black ink perpendicular: OTHER; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: 3 col / Kennedy / pp / city Ed; lower center in black ink circled: 7 3/8 deep

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