The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family

by Shannon Thomas Perich and Richard Avedon

Book Overview

In the early 1960s, Richard Avedon was commissioned by Harper's Bazaar to create Observations , a column that consisted of a series of nine photographic essays. The subject of the first essay was John F. Kennedy and his young family, who sat for formal black-and-white portraits just three weeks prior to Kennedy's presidential inauguration. Six images appeared in the magazine's February 1961 issue. That same day, Avedon created more informal color...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061138169
• ISBN13: 9780061138164
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Harper Design
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.0" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

Christmas Gift

I purchased this book to give as a Christmas gift for someone visiting from the UK. She has always loved the Kennedys and was thrilled to receive it. The book is beautiful and brings back alot of great memories. It's perfect for the coffee table!

Poignant

For anyone who has read anything about the Kennedys, this is the ultimate glimpse into what it was like at the begining of the '60's. Shot soon after the election, the photographs illustrate the youth, the promise and the elegance of the incoming First Family. Knowing their fate makes each picture more poignant and almost heartbreaking. Caroline with her father, tenderly holding her brother or JFK tenderly caressing his son's infant head touch the hearts, even these many years afterwards.

Camelot REvisited

I have been an admirer of the Kennedys for more years than I care to remember.They are both my heroes and I have read literally dozens of books on the family.This book was totally captivating.The pictures were taken in Palm Beach before the inaugeration .Its pictures were bittersweet and brought back waves of nostalgia.Caroline as a 3 year old toddler and John Jr as a tiny infant.They brought back feelings of that Golden Era and the hope for what might have been .There were pictures I'd never seen and I would Highly recommend this book.

Kennedy Book

I have read nearly every JFK-Jackie book ever printed. This one was beautiful. I especially loved the baby photos of John and Caroline.