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Color 6 x 4.75 print of "Mill's Colossal Equestrian Stature of General Andrew Jackson, Dedicated to the American Army and the People of the United States," matted to an overall size of 11 x 9.5, signed and inscribed on the mat in blue ballpoint to Ann Gargan, "For Ann—with love from Jackie, Christmas 1963," and "John Kennedy." Framed to an overall size of 12.25 x 11. In fine condition.
Ann Gargan was JFK’s first cousin, the daughter of Rose Kennedy’s younger sister, Agnes Fitzgerald Gargan. Orphaned at a young age, Ann and her siblings remained closely connected to the Kennedy family, spending considerable time with their cousins at Hyannis Port and other family homes. She later became a devoted caretaker to her uncle, Joseph P. Kennedy, remaining at the former ambassador’s side during the years of disability that followed his 1961 stroke; through her, JFK maintained an especially personal connection to his ailing father.
The inscription carries extraordinary poignancy: although intended as a Christmas 1963 gift, it must have been prepared before Kennedy’s assassination on November 22nd. What began as an intimate holiday remembrance for a beloved cousin thus became an unintended memorial to the president, linking the Kennedy family’s final Christmas before Dallas with the private bonds that sustained them through tragedy.
From the estate of Ann Gargan King.
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