John F. Kennedy and the Local Postmaster, Ona, West Virginia
Photograph
John F. Kennedy and the Local Postmaster, Ona, West Virginia
1960
Gelatin silver print, printed 1998
Edition of 100
Image: 11 3/4 × 7 15/16 in. (29.8 × 20.2 cm)
Paper: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
Gift of the FiftyCrows Foundation, 2015
2015.0133.1795
Inscriptions Signed in black ink on recto, BR: Jacques Lowe
Stamped on verso, C: PLEASE CREDIT [copyright symbol] JACQUES LOWE \ JACQUES LOWE VISUAL ARTS PROJECTS INC. \ 138 DUANE STREET NEW YORK, NY 10013 \ TEL: 212 / 227-3298 FAX: 212 / 227-3541
Printed on paper attached to original mat verso (original mat discarded): Jacques Lowe (1930-2001) \ John F. Kennedy and the Local Postmaster, Ona, WV, 1960 \\ Gelatin silver print, image size 11 11/16 x 8 in., paper size 11 x 14 in. Signed by \ the artist in ink, front; artist stamp, verso. Introduced as a Photo Fund collector \ print in 1998 as edition of 100 \\ Market value: $8,000-$15,000 \ Member price: Upon Request \\ Born in Cologne, Germany during WWII to a German father and a Russian \ mother, Jacques Lowe immigrated to the US in 1949. An apprecticeship with \ Arnold Newman lauched his career as a freelance photojournalist. Through his \ friendship with Robert F. Kennedy, Lowe was appointed as campaign \ photographer for John F. Kennedy's successful 1960 presidential bid. On \ September 11, 2001, over 40,000 negative from the Jacques Lowe archive \ were tragically destroyed in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
Stamped on verso, C: PLEASE CREDIT [copyright symbol] JACQUES LOWE \ JACQUES LOWE VISUAL ARTS PROJECTS INC. \ 138 DUANE STREET NEW YORK, NY 10013 \ TEL: 212 / 227-3298 FAX: 212 / 227-3541
Printed on paper attached to original mat verso (original mat discarded): Jacques Lowe (1930-2001) \ John F. Kennedy and the Local Postmaster, Ona, WV, 1960 \\ Gelatin silver print, image size 11 11/16 x 8 in., paper size 11 x 14 in. Signed by \ the artist in ink, front; artist stamp, verso. Introduced as a Photo Fund collector \ print in 1998 as edition of 100 \\ Market value: $8,000-$15,000 \ Member price: Upon Request \\ Born in Cologne, Germany during WWII to a German father and a Russian \ mother, Jacques Lowe immigrated to the US in 1949. An apprecticeship with \ Arnold Newman lauched his career as a freelance photojournalist. Through his \ friendship with Robert F. Kennedy, Lowe was appointed as campaign \ photographer for John F. Kennedy's successful 1960 presidential bid. On \ September 11, 2001, over 40,000 negative from the Jacques Lowe archive \ were tragically destroyed in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
