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"Senator Kennedy"
"Senator Kennedy"

"Senator Kennedy"

Object number2011.034.0008
Date1968 - 1985
ClassificationsArt
Artist Bernadine Stetzel
ObjectArtwork
Credit LineBernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
DescriptionOil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts John. F. Kennedy writing "Profiles in Courage". Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "Senator Kennedy is seen here in his Washington office, shortly after a prolonged illness, during which he wrote 'Profiles in Courage.'" An enthusiastic supporter of John F. Kennedy, Stetzel was devastated by the assassination. Shortly after visiting the president’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery in 1968, she began work on a series of paintings that depicted the life of the late president. Between 1968 and 1985, with a long break in the middle, Bernadine Stetzel created 71 works that followed John F. Kennedy from his christening ceremony to the eternal flame at his gravesite. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "Senator Kennedy is seen here in his Washington office, shortly after a prolonged illness, during which he wrote "Profiles in Courage.""
"The President's Family"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"Receiving Honorary Degree"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"Kennedy and Hoover"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"A Final Salute"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"J.F.K. and Son"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"JFK and RFK"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"The Sinking of PT 109"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"JFK Campaigning"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"John Glenn"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"Portrait of J.F.K."
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"JFK in Contemplation"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"Freedom 7"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985