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"Paying Homage"

Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts crowds of mourners in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "Masses of people line the way to the Capitol building to pay a final tribute to the slain President."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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"Paying Homage"

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1968 - 1985

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Oil on canvas

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36 x 35 in. (91.4 x 88.9 cm)

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Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

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2011.034.0062

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"Paying Homage"

Oil painting on canvas created by artist Bernadine Stetzel that depicts crowds of mourners in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Artist Stetzel described this piece as follows: "Masses of people line the way to the Capitol building to pay a final tribute to the slain President."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:

"Paying Homage"

Date:

1968 - 1985

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Artwork

Artist

National response

Crowds

Stetzel, Bernadine

U.S. Capitol

Fremont

Washington, D.C.

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

36 x 35 in. (91.4 x 88.9 cm)

Credit line:

Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.034.0062