Fantastic color matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of President John F. Kennedy seated at the Resolute Desk inside the Oval Office, affixed to its original 9.5 x 12.5 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen to the painter of a White House mural, "For Bernard Lamotte—with high esteem and best personal regards—John Kennedy.” Displayed in a handsome Gorham sterling silver presentation frame to an overall size of 11 x 14. In very good to fine condition, with light wear to the frame, slight fading to the image, and uniform toning to the mount.
Paris-born artist, illustrator, painter, and muralist Bernard Lamotte (1903–1983), a friend of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, moved to New York City in 1935. In 1962, he created a mural of Christiansted Harbor on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands for the White House pool for President John F. Kennedy. Today, the mural is preserved in the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Boston.
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