/internal/media/dispatcher/41525/full"The President's Family"1968 - 198516 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)Oil on canvasBernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2011.034.00430Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts President Kennedy with his family on Easter in Palm Beach.
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: "President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy along with their children Caroline and John Jr. shown here in Palm Beach for the Easter holidays in 1962."Art6400250.800101600240.640081280232510Artwork0E-10Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts President Kennedy with his family on Easter in Palm Beach.
Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy along with their children Caroline and John Jr. shown here in Palm Beach for the Easter holidays in 1962."
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.
ArtworkArtistKennedy, CarolineKennedy, JacquelineKennedy, John F.Kennedy, John F., Jr.Stetzel, BernadineFremontPalm Beach