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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Illustration of Robert F. Kennedy for December 16, 1968 New Yorker Magazine Article
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

Illustration of Robert F. Kennedy for December 16, 1968 New Yorker Magazine Article

Artifact IDMO 2018.2
Object Type Drawing
Date December 1968
Medium Ink, gauche, chalk, pastel
DimensionsSheet H 7 1/2 in x W 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm x 19.1 cm )
Framed H 12 in x W 12 in (30.5 cm x 30.5 cm )

Physical DescriptionOriginal artwork of an image of Robert F. Kennedy for the December 16, 1968 issue of New York magazine. The magazine article featuring Robert Kennedy was titled: Robert Kennedy's Bedford-Stuyvesant Legacy by Jack Newfield. The article addressed RFK's struggle to improve conditions in the Brooklyn, New York ghetto.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by a private citizen in 20018.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Donated by Jane M. Weissman in memory of her mother, Rita Herling Weissman
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