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for Jackie Bouvier Kennedy at Miss Porter's School
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy at Miss Porter's School
Date1944-1947
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on heavy paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/16in. (19.1 x 24cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 15/16 x 9 15/16in. (20.2 x 25.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 15/16 x 9 15/16in. (20.2 x 25.2cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA group of photographs taken of Jacqueline (Jackie) Bouvier Kennedy Onassis while at Miss Porter's School in Farmington. They include: Jackie with another student seated on a bench holding small stuffed animal toys and a soda bottle, with a box camera on the bench; a group of girls standing on what appears to be a stage, holding short batons with ribbons tied onto them; several girls dressed in shorts and shirts, possibly for gym class, standing on a field, possibly a baseball or softball field, with a building in the background; several pictures of girls wearing riding clothes, including jodhpurs, jackets, and helmets, standing with and riding horses; two pictures of a large group of girls, all appearing to be wearing similar outfits, probably class pictures; a group of girls wearing more formal dresses standing on a stage with a piano, with an audience in the foreground; and a formal studio portrait proof of Jackie, probably for a class picture.
Object number2001.107.17-.30
InscribedOn verso of 2001.107.30 inscribed in pencil, "Jean Bouvier / 3 of this / & please return proof / in this size 4x5.", "3 4x5" and "Billed 3/10".On View
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