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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. Kennedy's 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 death." Lowe died May 12, 2001. The Lowe collection covers his entire career as a photojournalist an...

"The Lowe Archive is a significant addition to the center's photojournalism and documentary photography collections," Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center, said. "It is hard to overstate the importance of Lowe's 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, Lowe's entire career provides critical visual evidence for the study of the recent past." Lowe was born in Germany in 1930 and emigrated to the United States after spending World ...