Black History Month: Ann Lowe

Ann Lowe (1898-1981) was an accomplished dress designer in the United States. She dressed many women for society events, including the wedding party of Jacqueline Bouvier when she married John F Kennedy. Her work was highly praised and recommended by her clients. She was known for her handmade flowers, which she learned to create as a child.

When she was mentioned in a Ladies Home Journal Article, she was not given proper credit for her work. Correspondence with the First Lady about it has been digitized at the John F Kennedy Presidential Library. https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/CCPP/MF02/CCPP-MF02-002

While her work is praised, it is hard to find a picture of this important designer. She was profiled in Ebony Magazine: https://books.google.com/books?id=_5q3AoSbTGAC&lpg=PA136&dq=The%20Evyan%20collection%20of%20%22First%20Lady%20Dolls%2C%22&pg=PA136#v=onepage&q&f=false

Image from the Smithsonian Collection http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5038e57d9-a7f3-44d9-9ec4-ce08fa6823cf


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