Jackie Kennedy: Book, The Wedding

Name/Title

Jackie Kennedy: Book, The Wedding

Entry/Object ID

2026.00.82

Description

The Wedding, a novel by Dorothy West (1907-1998), is associated with the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural movement in the 1920s and 1930s that celebrated black art, literature, and music. She was one of the few Black women writers to be published in major literary magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. Edited by Jacqueline Onassis. Ms. West dedicated the book to her memory.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Category

Book