Look Magazine for June 14, 1966, "JFK's Legacy: The Peace Corps"
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Less than three years after President John F. Kennedy's tragic death, Look magazine commissioned Norman Rockwell to portray Kennedy's Peace Corps legacy. Rockwell symbolically depicted Kennedy leading the vanguard of Americans of all ethnicities in service to their country and the world. Kennedy viewed the Peace Corps as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War.
Less than three years after President John F. Kennedy's tragic death, Look magazine commissioned Norman Rockwell to portray Kennedy's Peace Corps legacy. Rockwell symbolically depicted Kennedy leading the vanguard of Americans of all ethnicities in service to their country and the world. Kennedy viewed the Peace Corps as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War.
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
14 June 1966
Subject Date
14 June 1966
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Iowa, Des Moines
Creator Notes
Cover artwork by Norman Rockwell, published by Cowles Magazines, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.75.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.25 in
Width: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
Text on front cover: LOOK / JFK'S LEGACY: THE PEACE CORPS
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