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"The Peace Corps"
Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts President Kennedy speaking to Peace Corps volunteers. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "President Kennedy greets a group of Peace Corps volunteers at the White House. Kennedy founded this group."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.
"The Peace Corps"
1968 - 1985
Oil on canvas
39 x 36 in. (99.1 x 91.4 cm)
Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2011.034.0031
"The Peace Corps"
Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts President Kennedy speaking to Peace Corps volunteers. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "President Kennedy greets a group of Peace Corps volunteers at the White House. Kennedy founded this group."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.
"The Peace Corps"
1968 - 1985
Artwork
Artist
Kennedy, John F.
Stetzel, Bernadine
Peace Corps
White House
Fremont
Washington, D.C.
Oil on canvas
39 x 36 in. (99.1 x 91.4 cm)
Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2011.034.0031