"John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr." oil painting by Tansill Stough-Anthony
Object number2018.063.0003
Datecirca 2010
ClassificationsArt
Artist
Tansill Stough-Anthony
ObjectArtwork
Credit LineThe "Fading Memories: In Honor of JFK" Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsWith Frame: 27 × 22 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (68.6 × 58.1 × 3.2 cm)
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Description"John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr." is an oil painting by Tansill Stough-Anthony in a series titled “Fading Memories: In Honor of JFK”. The painting depicts the iconic scene of John Jr. saluting his father's casket on November 25, 1963. The painting is entirely in black and white with only small touches of brown as accents. The artist signed the painting in the bottom right corner.
Curatorial CommentaryArtist Tansill Stough-Anthony initially did not intend to create a series when she completed her painting of Jacqueline Kennedy. However, as she read and learned more about the Kennedys and the assassination, she was inspired to create additional works one by one. Her second painting in the series, based on famous images of John F. Kennedy, Jr. (on his third birthday) saluting his father's casket outside of St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on November 25, 1963, was finished "very quickly." Upon completion, Stough-Anthony was surprised and pleased to see what looked to her like "an angel wing" on Kennedy's right side. To the artist, this coincidence was "so appropriate because he looks like a little angel saluting his daddy." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
This is one of three paintings in the "Fading Memories" series that was selected for display at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in 2013. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Tansill Stough-Anthony
circa 2010
