Making the Tough Choices

Jacques Lowe took tens of thousands of photos of the Kennedy family.  Through his friendship with Mr. Lowe, Frank Harvey acquired hundreds of vintage prints which were signed by the artist.  For the Remembering Camelot exhibit, we can only display about 75 of them.  
So, how do you pick just 75 photos out of hundreds of the most amazing photos you've ever seen?

This difficult task fell to True Vineyard's executive director, Diana Wiley, and Tecla Cosgrove, one of TVM's board members - and of course the collector himself, Frank Harvey.  Tecla and Diana joined Frank in Houston a few months ago to make the difficult choices.  
 
The photos were taken out of storage, and one by one they were evaluated, scrutinized, and categorized. 

 Diana with some of the stacks of Jacques Lowe's photos in Frank Harvey's collection.

  
There were many photos that, on first viewing, were not a perfect fit for this exhibit.  The rest were separated by the themes that had been selected for the event:  Senate campaign, JFK, Jackie, The Camelot Years, Inauguration and Presidency.   Round after round, the photos were viewed and discussed as to whether they were a perfect fit for the exhibit.  It was a very challenging task!

Tecla bringing carrying in another stack of photos to be reviewed.

 Frank taking a moment, and reading an excerpt about his friend Jacques.

It took several hours, and there was some friendly debate here and there, but the final selections were eventually agreed upon.  

Come see the results of this hard work on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Remembering Camelot reception being held in San Marcos, TX.

Where We'll Be... and What You'll See!

 

 The Remembering Camelot Exhibit has 3 components:  a very limited sneak-peak, a gala reception which will be your only chance to see the full exhibit, and a public exhibit of Jaques Lowe's photographs.

October 1 - November 9, 2013

A limited number of JFK photographs by Jacques Lowe and memorabilia from the private collection of Frank Harvey will be on display at Texas State University in the lower level of the Alkek Library.  This exhibit will give a very small taste of the Remembering Camelot collection.  

 

Saturday, November 16, 2013

The Main Event!!  Join us for at wonderful evening of Kennedy-era-inspired hors d’oeuvres and specialty cocktails, keynote speakers and an opportunity to view the rarest items of Frank Harvey’s extensive collection, including the lead car from JFK’s inaugural parade.  This is your ONLY chance to view the Remembering Camelot full exhibit.  Up to 75 of Jacques Lowe's photographs will be on display, capturing the essence of the Camelot era.  The 1961 Ford Thunderbird convertible that was the lead car in JFK's Inaugural Parade, as well as JFK's racing sailboat Flash II will be there.  You will also have the once in a lifetime opportunity to view Kennedy memorabilia from Frank Harvey's personal collection. This gala event will be held at the San Marcos Conference Center in San Marcos, TX - conveniently located between Austin and San Antonio.  A limited number of tickets are available for this event. For more information about The Camelot Reception, please call 512-665-3393 or click here to be taken to our webpage. 

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

The Remembering Camelot photographs by Jacques Lowe, from the private collection of Frank Harvey will remain on display at the San Marcos Conference Center from 9:00 am - 9:00 pm.  Sunday's exhibit will not contain JFK's sailboat, inaugural parade car, or any of the other Kennedy memorabilia from Frank Harvey's private collection, but will contain all photographs that were on view during Saturday evening's reception.  Tickets for Sunday's exhibit are available online, by calling 512-665-3393, or at the door the day of the exhibit.

All proceeds from this series of exhibits benefit True Vineyard Ministries to support their on-going work with widows in Rwanda.

Remembering Camelot Through the Lens of Jacques Lowe - the private collection of Frank Harvey

Remembering Camelot through the Lens of Jacques Lowe is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view the largest private collection of Jacques Lowe’s photography, owned by Frank Harvey of Houston, Texas.  Jacques Lowe was the personal family photographer to John F. Kennedy and was instrumental in creating the Camelot image beginning with JFK’s campaign for Senator through his early years as the United States 35^th President.

In the mid 1990’s Lowe became good friends with Frank Harvey, a collector of all things JFK. With Harvey’s encouragement and consultation, together they built some of Lowe’s famous portfolios and determined select photographs to publish in Lowe’s books. During their time together, Harvey purchased many prints from Lowe. Today Frank Harvey possesses a collection of over 300 vintage prints, never viewed by the public, along with several artifacts of Kennedy memorabilia.  

All proceeds from this event will benefit True Vineyard Ministries, Inc. (www.truevineyard.org), a Christian non-profit organization based in San Marcos, Texas working to empower Rwandan widows.