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Frudakis, Evangelos,
Portrait male -- Kennedy, John F.
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City
Sculpture
John F. Kennedy, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Frudakis, Evangelos, 1921-2019, sculptor.
Title:
John F. Kennedy, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1964. Dedicated 1964.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: granite; Wall: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 22 x 21 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 54 1/2 in. x 21 3/18 x 14 1/2 in.
Inscription:
Frudakis
sculpture
1964 (copyright symbol) (On front of base:) JOHN /FITZGERALD/KENNEDY/35TH President/of the/UNITED STATES/MAY 29, 1917/NOV. 22, 1963/DEDICATED/1964 (On granite wall behind
sculpture
, top:) ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU/ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY (On granite wall behind
sculpture
, right side:) EVANGELOS FRUDAKIS/SCULPTOR 1964 signed
Description:
A bronze bust of John F. Kennedy rests atop a tall square granite base in front of a granite wall. The memorial is installed beneath the columned portico that borders Kennedy Plaza along the
Atlantic
City
boardwalk. At one time there was a fence extending around the front of the
sculpture
, and an eternal flame in front of the base, but both are now missing.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Kennedy, John F.
--
Bust
Occupation
--
Political
--
President
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Jersey
--
Atlantic
City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
City
of
Atlantic
City
, Fine Arts Commission Garden Pier Cultural Arts Center,
Atlantic
City
,
New
Jersey
08401
Located Kennedy Plaza, Mississippi Avenue & Boardwalk, in front of Convention Hall,
Atlantic
City
,
New
Jersey
Remarks:
IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Sunday Press (
Atlantic
,
City
), Jan. 20, 1985, pg. C1-C7.
References:
Index of American
Sculpture
, University of Delaware, 1985
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Jersey
survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Sunday Press (
Atlantic
,
City
), Jan. 20, 1985, pg. C1.
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 77002842
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
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