Print of a portrait of the Kennedy family taken by Jacques Lowe

Object number2001.031.0003

Date11/09/1960

ClassificationsPhotographs

Photographer Jacques Lowe

ObjectPhotograph (b&w)

Credit LineJacques Lowe Visual Arts, Inc./The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumPaper

Dimensions19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)

Collections

DescriptionOne large black and white photograph of the Kennedy family in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, on November 9, 1960, taken by Jacques Lowe. Lowe took the photograph the morning after the presidential election, after the Kennedy family received news that John F. Kennedy had been elected President of the United States. This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.

Curatorial Commentary

The Kennedy family's personal photographer, Jacques Lowe, arranged this famous group photo on the day after the election. In his oral history with The Sixth Floor Museum, Lowe recalled, "Nobody wanted to be photographed. They said 'tomorrow,' and of course, I knew there was never going to be another tomorrow. So I pleaded with Joe Kennedy to set this up--and he did. He ordered everybody to be in the library at a certain time, and they were all waiting around for Jackie... And finally, Jackie arrived about twenty minutes later, and they all got up and applauded, which was kind of a wonderful moment which signified that she was the First Lady." - Stephen Fagin, Curator