Historic Dinner

Historic Dinner

Photograph

Cornell Capa

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1918–2008

Historic Dinner

June 1, 1961
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 3/8 × 9 9/16 in. (16.2 × 24.3 cm)
Paper: 8 1/16 × 10 3/16 in. (20.4 × 25.8 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0499
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label on verso, C: 6-61 14) HISTORIC DINNER: In the Hall of Mirrors of the Chateau of \ Versailles, President and Mme. de Gaulle entertained President and \ Mrs. Kennedy on May 31st at a state dinner featuring "coeur filet de \ Charolais Renaissance" as the "piece de resistance." A MAGNUM photographer \ covered the occasion in white tie and tails to make this historic photo- \ graph. \ Credit: CORNELL CAPA © 1961 MAGNUM PHOTOS
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