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Artifact Collection: Gifts from Heads of State

This series contains gifts given to President John F. Kennedy and the First Family by foreign heads of state during the Kennedy administration. Gifts were presented to the President and the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, during state visits to various countries and when foreign dignitaries visited the White House. Artifacts include decorative works, artwork, costumes and textiles, medals and coins, photographs, swords, awards, dolls, equestrian items, and jewelry items.
National Archives Catalog Series: Gifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
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Mask
before 1963
Maasai people, maker unknown
MO 63.490
Royal Fishing Party
c. 1960
MO 63.491
Coastal Scene
1910-1963
Giovanni Omiccioli
MO 63.436
Cocoa Plantation
before 1962
Diaby Youssouf
MO 63.429
Painting of a Philippine Village
1962
Fernando Amorsolo
MO 63.302
Model of Shalimar Gardens
ca. 1962
Gold Smith & Co.
MO 63.1942.1
Crucifix
17th-18th Century
Jose Olmos
MO 63.2030
Figurine of Tropical Fish
c. 1961
Worcester Royal Porcelain Company Limited
MO 63.500
Muer Del Andes
1960
Miguel Alandia Pantoja
MO 63.124
Ngaady a Mwaash Mask
20th century
MO 63.4416.4
Statue of a Striding Man
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty (2450-2290 B.C.)
unknown
MO 95.72
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