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Trompe L'Oeil Closet Door: Mes Objects Adore
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA
Trompe L'Oeil Closet Door: Mes Objects Adore
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA
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Trompe L'Oeil Closet Door: Mes Objects Adore

Artifact IDMO 2009.3.83.5
Object Type Door
Date 1962
Artist (French, 1932-2015)
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Medium oil on canvas mounted on wood
DimensionsOverall H 75 1/2 in x W 26 1/2 in (191.8 cm x 67.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionRight panel of a pair of trompe l'oeil doors featuring favorite objects of Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Originally used as wardrobe doors in Mrs. John F. Kennedy's White House dressing room.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteJacqueline Kennedy owned these doors and commissioned them from the artist in 1962. The 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 Estate of President John F. 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)
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