Jacqueline Kennedy
Subtitle: the White House Years : selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
By: [compiled and edited by] Hamish Bowles ; with essays by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Hamish Bowles, and James Wagner.
Contributors: Bowles, Hamish.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929- -- Exhibitions.; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929- -- Influence -- Exhibitions.; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929- -- Clothing -- Exhibitions.; Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.; Biography
Description: "This illustrated book celebrates the fortieth anniversary of Jacqueline Kennedy's emergence as America's first lady and explores her enduring global influence on style and fashion.".

"An in-depth look at the clothes and the era demonstrates how Jacqueline Kennedy became the beacon of style, whose legacy is still with us today. This book presents a selection of gowns, suits, dresses, and accessories from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum against a backdrop of personal notes, artifacts, and anecdotes provided by such White House insiders as historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. and horticulturist and friend of the first lady, Rachel Lambert Mellon.".

"Combining original and new photography, the volume presents images of the first lady that have rarely been seen, as well as photographs that have become a part of the national consciousness. This unique perspective on the Kennedy White House years reveals the impact Jacqueline Kennedy had on the world, on America's vision of itself, and on the role played by the first lady in the life of the nation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Catalog to accompany exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May-August 2001 and at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in fall 2001.