Welcome Home Grandpa, Grandpa for President 1960
Artifact IDMO 2022.1.1
Object Type
Painting
Date
1960-1961
Artist
First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
(35th First Lady of the United States, 1961-1963, American 1929-1994)
Medium
Watercolor paint on paper
Dimensionsframed H 23 in x W 29 in (58.4 cm x 73.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionWatercolor painting of Joseph P. Kennedy wearing a hat and waving, standing under the flag pole at the Kennedy Family home in Hyannis Port Massachusetts. Figures of family members are depicted standing around him holding campaign signs. Jacqueline Kennedy is seen in the foreground holding Caroline's hand. Banner reads 'Welcome Home Grandpa Grandpa for President 1960'
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was given to the John F. Kennedy LIbrary Foundation by Victoria Reggie Kennedy who obtained it through the estate of her husband, Senator Edward Kennedy. It was donated to the government by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in 2022.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Boston, MA: Gift of Victoria Reggie Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesFirst Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Collection (National Archives Identifier 76055728)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyIn Collection(s)
Not on view