John Fitzgerald Kennedy, (sculpture).

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, (sculpture).

Winter, Lumen Martin, 1908-1982, sculptor.

Johnson, William G., designer.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

Robert E. McKee Construction Company, contractor.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, (sculpture).

John F. Kennedy Memorial, (sculpture).

John F. Kennedy Memorial Gate, (sculpture).

1964. Dedicated Dec. 6, 1964.

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Memorial gate: painted stucco; Medallion and text plaques: bronze.

Memorial gate: approx. 12 x 19 18 ft.; Medallion: approx. Diam. 32 in.; Each text plaque: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 2 ft.

(On medallion:) (artist's monogram, illegible) / 64 (Along bottom of medallion:) John Fitzgerald Kennedy (On plaque on right:) IN MEMORY OF/JOHN F. KENNEDY/THE 35TH PRESIDENT OF/THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/AND THE FIRST PRESIDENT/TO VISIT/LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO/7 DECEMBER 1962/DEDICATED BY THE CITIZENS/OF LOS ALAMOS COUNTY/6 DECEMBER 1964 (On plaque on left:) "There is no group of people in/this country whose record over the last 20 years has been/more pre-eminent in the service of their country than all of you here/in this small community in New Mexico./"You here in this mountain town/make a direct contribution not only/to the freedom of this country, but/to those thousands of miles away./Therefore, I am proud, as president/of the United States, to come here/today and express our thanks to you,/and also to tell you how much I have/admired, from reading an article/some years ago, the kind of schools/that you run here and the kind of/boys and girls that you are bringing/up. We hope from them the same kind/of service that you rendered." Quotation from the President's address/given on this football field. signed

Medallion portrait of John F. Kennedy located on stucco archway with two bronze text plaques on either side.

Portrait male -- Kennedy, John F. -- Head

Occupation -- Political -- President

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Los Alamos

Administered by Los Alamos Public Schools, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544

Located Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Drive, Earle Sullivan Football Field, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Gateway entrance was designed by William G. Johnson. Robert E. McKee general contractor; Lumen Martin Winter sculpted the medallion; cast by Roman Bronze Works. The memorial commemorates President Kennedy's visit to Los Alamos in Dec. 1962 and the speech he gave at Sullivan field. The entire memorial cost $10,000. Sand casting the medallion was estimated to cost $500. The project was funded by donations from the community. Medallion was created from a portrait taken of Kennedy when he made a speech in Los Alamos, Dec. 7, 1962. IAS files contain newspaper clippings, correspondence, and a dedication program. Correspondence in IAS files includes letters dated Oct. 5, 1964 between Roman Bronze Works and William G. Johnson. Newspaper clippings include The New Mexican, Dec. 6, 1964, and Rio Grande Sun, Dec. 3, 1964, pg. 4.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1993.

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