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"The Riderless Horse"
"The Riderless Horse"

"The Riderless Horse"

Object number2011.034.0068
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 Black Jack, the riderless horse in President Kennedy's funeral procession. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "The riderless horse with boots turned backwards is shown as a salute to the fallen hero." 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.
"A Final Salute"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"The Sinking of PT 109"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"The Grieving Family"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"The Caisson"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"The President's Family"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"Kennedy and Hoover"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"Alliance For Progress"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"JFK and RFK"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"J.F.K. and Son"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"The Inauguration"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"Portrait of J.F.K."
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985
"Swearing in Ceremonies"
Bernadine Stetzel
1968 - 1985