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The Jerusalem Windows
The Jerusalem Windows
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The Jerusalem Windows

Artifact IDMO 2009.3.74
Object Type Book
Date 1962
Medium Watercolor, printed paper, cloth
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/2 in x W 10 1/2 in (34.3 cm x 26.7 cm)

Physical DescriptionHardcover book with illustrations of the Jerusalem Windows designed by Marc Chagall. Front free endpaper is inscribed to President Kennedy by Chagall, this inscription includes an original ink and watercolor drawing by Chagall. 2 original lithographs. Original cloth, dust jacket, slipcase.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was donated to the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation by the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1995. The John F. Kennendy Foundation Inc. donated it to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 2009.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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