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"Johnson Sworn In"
Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts the swearing-in of Lyndon Johnson aboard Air Force One. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States by Judge Sarah Hughes aboard Air Force One."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. "
"Johnson Sworn In"
1968 - 1985
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2011.034.0061
"Johnson Sworn In"
Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts the swearing-in of Lyndon Johnson aboard Air Force One. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States by Judge Sarah Hughes aboard Air Force One."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. "
"Johnson Sworn In"
1968 - 1985
Artwork
Artist
Oath of office
Air Force One
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Kennedy, Jacqueline
Hughes, Sarah T.
Stetzel, Bernadine
Love Field
Fremont
Dallas
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2011.034.0061