Benno Graziani

BENNO GRAZIANI (Italy, 1923-2018).
"Jackie Kennedy, Ravello, Italy, 1962."
Photograph.
Measurements: 40,5 x 30,5 cm; 54,5 x 42 cm (frame).

The mythical photograph of Jackie Kennedy in Ravello (1962) with her daughter Caroline, captured by her friend Benno Graziani, immortalizes the First Lady in a moment of absolute freedom and spontaneous sophistication that broke with the rigid protocol of the White House. In the image, Jackie and her daughter enjoy a day at the beach. This snapshot is fundamental because it marked the birth of the "Jet Set" aesthetic, transforming the president's wife into an icon of relaxed, European fashion, and demonstrating the deep trust she had in Graziani, who managed to capture the vulnerability and joy of a woman who, for a few days, was able to escape the weight of history to enjoy the simplicity of the southern coast of Naples.