The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 4, 2026

A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph depicts Richard Nixon on our left and John F. Kennedy on our right, both with light skin tones. They sit in profile, eyes fixed on one another, against a vertically textured wall. A heavy black bar spans the lower frame. Dark silhouettes of studio equipment and cables arc from the top and left, while microphones on thin arms hover over each man.

John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in televised debate

1960

Jacques Lowe

(American, 1930–2001)
America
Gelatin silver print
Paper: 21 x 31.1 cm (8 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2015.290
Location: Not on view
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