Illustration for Book Titled Kid's Letters to President Kennedy
Artifact IDMO 63.837
Object Type
Drawing
Date
1945-1962
Artist
Louis Darling
(Illustrator, American, 1916-1970)
Gifter
Bill Adler
Medium
pen and ink
DimensionsFramed H 12 in x W 20 3/4 in (30.5 cm x 52.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionPen and ink illustration drawings for a book by Bill Alder entitled "Kids' Letters to President Kennedy".
Five small drawings are matted into one frame:
A boy writing a letter
a girl mailing a letter
a boy building a rocket
a boy with a new haircut
a boy dressed as a cowboy
Additional DetailsFive small drawings are matted into one frame:
A boy writing a letter
a girl mailing a letter
a boy building a rocket
a boy with a new haircut
a boy dressed as a cowboy
Custodial History NoteItem was a gift from the author of the book to the President and Mrs. Kennedy received by the Executive Office of the President in 1962 and held by the General Service Administration until it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Public (National Archives Identifier 1676966)
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