item details
NameUntitled
ProductionPete Souza; photographer; circa 1983; Washington
Classificationcolour photographs
Materialsphotographic paper, photographic gelatin, ink
Techniquesphotographic processes, handwriting
DimensionsApproximate: 200mm (width), 255mm (height)
Registration NumberCA001113/001/0008
Credit lineGift of Lorraine Downes, 2012
Overview
This photograph depicts Lorraine Downes, Miss Universe 1983 with U.S President Ronald Reagan and was taken in the Oval Office, White House, Washington. The mount included the printed message 'To Lorraine Downes With best wishes,' and is signed in black in by Ronald Reagan.
As Miss Universe 1983, Lorraine Downes travelled to over 30 countries, and frequently met heads of states. She met Ronald Reagan during a visit to the Oval Office with Miss USA, Julie Hayek.