/internal/media/dispatcher/38587/full"The Eternal Flame"1968 - 198529 × 20 in. (73.7 × 50.8 cm)Oil on canvasBernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2011.034.00700Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts eternal flame at the grave of President Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery.
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: "The eternal flame lit at the grave of President Kennedy, along with a quote from his memorable inauguration speech."Art6401750.800101600273.660147320332537Artwork0E-10Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel portraying the eternal flame at the grave of President Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery.
Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "The eternal flame lit at the grave of President Kennedy, along with a quote from his memorable inauguration speech."
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.ArtworkArtistEternal flameGravesideInaugural addressQuotationMourningKennedy, John F.Stetzel, BernadineArlington National CemeteryFremontWashington, D.C.Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections