Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994), wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States, autographed handwritten letter (ALS), no date. "Jackie O" became a cultural icon in her own right; her reverence for the arts, personal fashion sense, air of elegance and grace, and career as a book editor with Doubleday elevated her to a status above and beyond that of 'First Lady.' 

Onassis writes to her interior designer, Lee Onthank Barrett, in part: "I have put a new lamp in the living room - on the console by the fireplace - Could you get me a shade for it please - I think is should be silk - cream colored like the sofa lamps in the same room - but smaller. I hear Ward & Rowe - 63 E 57 is good - & might have a nice idea," signed "JKO."

An integral player at the internationally renowned Manhattan interior design firm Keith Irvine and Thomas Fleming, Inc., Barrett worked with Jackie after her departure from the White House. He was also employed by other family members, including Ted and Joan Kennedy, Patricia [Kennedy] Lawford, Eunice and Sargent Shriver, and Jean and Stephen Smith. 

Letter is accompanied by original mailing envelope, addressed in Onassis's hand to "Lee" and "Keith Irvine."

Measuring approximately 4.25 x 6.75, this letter is in overall fine condition, with the expected mailing fold.