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The Briscoe Center for American History has acquired the prized archives of photographer Jacques Lowe, best known for his images of the Kennedy family, including scenes from John F. Kennedys presidential campaign and his first year in the White House. “This acquisition was more than a few years in the making," said Don Carleton, director of the Briscoe Center at the University of Texas, "if you consider that I first met Jacques Lowe in the late 1990s, and we discussed his archive before his d...

"The Lowe Archive is a significant addition to the centers photojournalism and documentary photography collections," Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center, said. "It is hard to overstate the importance of Lowes work in shaping the public image of the Kennedy family. However, this collection holds an even greater significance for historical research. Like so many of our photojournalism collections, Lowes entire career provides critical visual evidence for the study of the recent...