Jun 12 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2708 -
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Sale 2708 - Lot 166

Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(PRESIDENTS.) Group of Kennedy family photographs collected by a longtime aide. 176 photographs and prints of the Kennedy family (0.25 linear feet), 3 of them 11 x 14 inches, most of the remainder about 8 x 10 inches; generally minimal wear. Various places, 1963-1993 and undated
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47 show John F. and/or Jacqueline Kennedy, most notably one by Cecil Stoughton showing them in formal wear [at a state dinner for the president of India], 10 x 8 inches, circa June 1963 (illustrated). A formal portrait of the two by Yousuf Karsh is a photomechanical color print. A signed Frank Teti photograph shows Jacqueline at John's grave on the 4th anniversary of his death, 1967. Most of the John F. Kennedy photos are uncredited later prints; some are copy prints from the Kennedy Presidential Library.

19 show Robert F. Kennedy, including an 10 x 8-inch portrait by Gerhard Gscheidle (illustrated). 2 others have credit stamps: one a United Nations portrait from a 28 January 1964 press conference; and one from the Department of the Interior showing him at Glen Canyon in Utah, 29 June 1967. One is a printed campaign leaflet from 1968.

85 show Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy and his wives Joan and Victoria, including a 10 x 8-inch portrait by Yousuf Karsh, inscribed "To Melody, a warm and lovely person, her friend Ted Kenndy, 1971" (illustrated); and two by Ramon Roberto Hernandez signed "With best wishes, Ted Kennedy," and 2 other signed photos. Many of the photos date from his 1980 presidential campaign and beyond, as late as 1993.

25 show the extended Kennedy family, including two of matriarch Rose Kennedy signed by Frank Teti. Current political figure Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shows up with his brothers in some, including one captioned "Bobby Jr., Chris, Michael," 8 x 10 inches, by Frank Teti, circa 1980 (illustrated).

Provenance: estate of Melody J. Miller (1945-2022), who began her career as an intern for Jacqueline Kennedy in 1963, was an aide to Robert F. Kennedy until his 1968 death, and then for 37 years was an aide to Ted Kennedy until her retirement.

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