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"The Grieving Family"

Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts President Kennedy's family members leading the funeral procession. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "The President's widow and his brothers Robert and Edward walk along with the funeral procession."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.

Object Details
Object title:

"The Grieving Family"

Date:

1968 - 1985

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Credit line:

Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.034.0066

"The Grieving Family"

Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts President Kennedy's family members leading the funeral procession. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "The President's widow and his brothers Robert and Edward walk along with the funeral procession."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.

Object Details
Object title:

"The Grieving Family"

Date:

1968 - 1985

Terms:

Artwork

Artist

Funeral Mass

Procession

Funeral

Kennedy Family

Kennedy, Edward

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Kennedy, Robert F.

Stetzel, Bernadine

Fremont

Dallas

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Credit line:

Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.034.0066