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Object Details

Artist
Jacques Lowe, 24 Jan 1930 - 12 May 2001
Sitter
Robert Francis Kennedy, 20 Nov 1925 - 6 Jun 1968
Ethel Skakel Kennedy, born 11 Apr 1928
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, born 24 Sep 1952
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., born 17 Jan 1954
Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, 27 Feb 1958 - 31 Dec 1997
David Anthony Kennedy, 15 Jun 1955 - 25 Apr 1984
Kerry Kennedy, born 8 Sep 1959
Courtney Kennedy Hill, born 9 Sep 1956
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, born 4 Jul 1951
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia
1961 (printed 1999)
Object number
NPG.2015.90.29
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Estate of Jacques Lowe
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 34.5 × 34.3 cm (13 9/16 × 13 1/2")
Sheet: 50.5 × 40.6 cm (19 7/8 × 16")
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Alternate Title
Robert F. and Ethel Kennedy
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Couch
Ethel Skakel Kennedy: Female
Ethel Skakel Kennedy: Society and Social Change\Reformer
Ethel Skakel Kennedy: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Robert Francis Kennedy: Male
Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York
Robert Francis Kennedy: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
Robert Francis Kennedy: Literature\Writer
Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Campaign director
Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Brother of US President
Robert Francis Kennedy: Congressional Gold Medal
David Anthony Kennedy: Male
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend: Female
Michael LeMoyne Kennedy: Male
Courtney Kennedy Hill: Female
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II: Male
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr.: Male
Kerry Kennedy: Female
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.2015.90.29
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm420ea01df-7539-46ad-8b0e-181c0660ffb0

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