Lot 25
(Frank Sinatra with John F. Kennedy), JFK Inaugural 1961
archival pigment print, ed. 3/10 (printed later)
120 x 150cm (reveal)
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Staley Wise Gallery, New York (label verso)
Private collection, Sydney
"I was never part of his inner circle," Phil says about Frank Sinatra, "but for some reason he trusted me." When Kennedy won the presidency, Sinatra was thrilled. After all, Sinatra had supported Kennedy for years, and credits himself with Kennedy's election victory in Hawaii (where Sinatra had been stumping while shooting The Devil at 4 o'clock). To show his appreciation for Sinatra's support, Kennedy asked him to stage the Inaugural Gala. Phil says "I knew it would be an historic occasion, and I wanted to be in on it. So I wrote a note to Frank on a file card and left it in his dressing room. It read something like: I'd like to photograph the inauguration. Check one of three boxes – fuck off, I'll think about it, or yes." The answer was yes."
(Phil Stern Archives)
Prints & Multiples
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8691
6:00pm - 19 July 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
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