Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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"Official Portrait"

Oil painting on canvas, artist Bernadine Stetzel's official portrait of President Kennedy. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "President Kennedy poses for his first official photo in the oval office."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.

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Object title:

"Official Portrait"

Date:

1968 - 1985

Terms:

Artwork

Artist

Portrait

Kennedy, John F.

Stetzel, Bernadine

Fremont

Washington, D.C.
Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)

Credit line:

Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.034.0027

Curatorial Note:

Exhibit label: Stetzel painted many portraits of American presidents over the years, including several of John F. Kennedy. This painting is based on the president’s official White House portrait by photographer Abbie Rowe. Stetzel said of this painting, “Kennedy looks to me like he is proud of America.”

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"Official Portrait"

Oil painting on canvas, artist Bernadine Stetzel's official portrait of President Kennedy. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "President Kennedy poses for his first official photo in the oval office."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:

"Official Portrait"

Date:

1968 - 1985

Terms:

Artwork

Artist

Portrait

Kennedy, John F.

Stetzel, Bernadine

Fremont

Washington, D.C.

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)

Credit line:

Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.034.0027

Curatorial Note:

Exhibit label: Stetzel painted many portraits of American presidents over the years, including several of John F. Kennedy. This painting is based on the president’s official White House portrait by photographer Abbie Rowe. Stetzel said of this painting, “Kennedy looks to me like he is proud of America.”

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