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"Baptism of John F. Kennedy"
Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts the baptism of John F. Kennedy. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "I baptize thee John Fitzgerald Kennedy, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost."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.
"Baptism of John F. Kennedy"
1968 - 1985
Oil on canvas
26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm)
Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2011.034.0001
"Baptism of John F. Kennedy"
Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts the baptism of John F. Kennedy. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "I baptize thee John Fitzgerald Kennedy, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost."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.
"Baptism of John F. Kennedy"
1968 - 1985
Artwork
Artist
Childhood
Kennedy, John F.
Stetzel, Bernadine
Fremont
Brookline
Oil on canvas
26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm)
Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2011.034.0001