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Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. original 7 x 5” color photograph by famed White House photographer Cecil Stoughton depicting Kennedy family patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. seated in a chair at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, surrounded by his daughter-in-law Joan Kennedy and her young children. The candid family portrait captures an intimate gathering inside the summer home during the Kennedy presidency. The reverse bears Cecil Stoughton’s original “Cecil Stoughton - The White House” photographer stamp along with the original Kodak paper watermark.

Near fine condition.

Cecil Stoughton enjoyed unparalleled access to every aspect of the Kennedy family’s public and private lives, producing many of the most enduring photographs of the Camelot era. Beyond documenting President Kennedy’s official duties, Stoughton frequently photographed informal family gatherings at Hyannis Port, preserving moments that reveal the close-knit nature of America’s most famous political family. This intimate portrait of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. with Joan Kennedy and her children offers a glimpse into the family’s private life during the early 1960s.

Provenance: From the archive of Cecil Stoughton (1920–2008), official White House photographer best known for capturing some of the most iconic images of the Kennedy administration, including the swearing-in of Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Air Force One following JFK’s assassination. His body of work remains an essential visual record of the early 1960s American presidency.

Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11665 1416426-1