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John Fitzgerald Kennedy, (sculpture). Artist:  Frudakis, Evangelos, 1921-2019, sculptor. Title:  John Fitzgerald Kennedy, (sculpture). Dates:  1964. Copyrighted 1964. Installed Nov. 9, 1965. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1965. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Pedestal: polished black granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 22 x 22 x 14 in.; Pedestal: approx. 72 x 61 x 54 in. Inscription:  (On front lower section of bronze bust:) E. Frudakis sculptor (copyright symbol) (On back lower section of bronze bust:) I-3 (On front of pedestal, incised letters:) IN MEMORIAM/PRESIDENT/JOHN FITZGERALD/KENNEDY/ON JANUARY 25, 1960,/THIS CITY HALL PLAZA/WAS JOHN F. KENNEDY'S/FIRST CAMPAIGN STOP/IN THE NATION FOR/THE PRESIDENCY OF/THE UNITED STATES/OF AMERICA. (On back of pedestal, incised letters:) "LET THE WORD GO FORTH/FROM THIS TIME AND/PLACE, TO FRIEND AND/FOE ALIKE, THAT THE/TORCH HAS BEEN PASSED/TO A NEW GENERATION/OF AMERICANS - BORN/IN THIS CENTURY, TEM-/PERED BY WAR, DISCIPLINED/BY A HARD AND BITTER/PEACE, PROUD OF OUR/ANCIENT HERITAGE."/JOHN F. KENNEDY/JANUARY 20, 1961/PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION/MISS CECELIA WINN/MAYOR MARIO J. VAGGE/CHR. signed Description:  A bust of John F. Kennedy, dressed in a jacket, shirt, and tie, mounted atop a base that has three lower steps, a tall shaft, and a shorter rectangular block directly beneath the bust. Subject:  Portrait male -- Kennedy, John F. -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- President Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Nashua Sculpture Owner:  City of Nashua, Maintenance Department, Administrative Services Division, City Hall, 229 Main Street, City Hall Plaza, Nashua, New Hampshire 03061 Remarks:  The bust was installed in memory of John F. Kennedy, who on Jan. 25, 1960 started his presidential campaign at this plaza. The bust was funded through public subscriptions in a drive led by Miss Cecelia Winn, head of the Democratic women's organization. IAS files contain related articles from the Nashua Telegraph, Nov. 23, 1963, pg. 1, 11; Nov. 27, 1963; Nov. 29 1963, pg. 1, 8; and Dec. 11, 1963, pg. 1, 3. IAS files also contain related articles from the Nashua Telegraph, Nov. 10, 1965, and Nov. 11, 1965, pg. 1, 3. IAS files contain a related article from the Manchester Union Leader, Nov. 12, 1965, pg. 2; and a related excerpt from David Ruell's typescript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 261-262. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Nashua Telegraph, Nov. 10, 1965. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NH000235   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000235 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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