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Lloyd and Renée Radell Oral History
Lloyd and Renée Radell Oral History

Lloyd and Renée Radell Oral History

Object number2010.001.0131
Date11/11/2010
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interviewer
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.mp3 file)
DimensionsDuration: 31 Minutes
Collections
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
DescriptionAudio oral history interview with Lloyd and Renée Radell. The Radells were Kennedy supporters during the 1960 presidential election. After the Kennedy assassination in 1963, Renée Radell, a Post-War and Contemporary American painter, sent Jackie Kennedy a painting entitled "and death shall have no dominion," which is now in a private collection. Interview conducted by telephone on November 11, 2010 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-one minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Lloyd Radell passed away on May 10, 2020. Renée Radell passed away on January 21, 2023. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
I met Lloyd and Renée Radell through their son, Kevin Radell, who - as an eight-year-old in 1964 - wrote a letter to Jackie Kennedy that was later selected for publication in Dr. Ellen Fitzpatrick's book, Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation (2010). After the publication of that book, I reached out to Kevin and recorded an oral history with him on September 20, 2010. At that time, he recommended that I also speak with his parents. I was fortunate to then record this interview with Lloyd and Renée Radell less than two months later. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Renée Radell (1929-2023) was an American Figurative Expressionist painter who exhibited her first one-person show in Detroit in 1953. Her award-winning art has been exhibited in numerous galleries in New York City and sold at auction at Christie's and Sotheby's. A 1974 article about her work in Detroit's Sunday News Magazine was published online in 2007 by the Russell Kirk Center in Mecosta, Michigan. It may be read here: Renee Radell—She Paints Confusion in Search of Order | The Russell Kirk Center. - Stephen Fagin, Curator