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(J. F. Kennedy Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (J. F. Kennedy Memorial), (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 7 x 25 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On left side of plaque, raised lettering:) "I LOOK FORWARD TO AN AMERICA WHICH/WILL NOT BE AFRAID OF GRACE AND BEAUTY,/WHICH WILL PROTECT THE BEAUTY OF OUR/NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WILL PRESERVE/THE SQUARES AND PARK OF OUR NATIONAL/PAST, AND WHICH WILL BUILD HANDSOME/AND BALANCED CITIES FOR OUR FUTURE/(...transcription illegible) unsigned Description:  A rectangular stone wall adorned with a bronze inscription plaque containing a relief of John F. Kennedy in proper left profile encircled by an inscription and a wreath of laurel leaves. The wall is installed in a pool of water Subject:  Portrait male -- Kennedy, John F. -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Senator Literature -- Kennedy Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Long Beach Fountain Relief Sculpture Owner:  Located Plaza at West Park Avenue & Center Street, Long Beach, New York Remarks:  The quotation on the plaque is from a speech that President Kennedy delivered at Amherst College in October 1963. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 NY000495   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000495 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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