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Baker, Bryant,
Portrait male -- Kennedy, John F.
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- McKeesport
Sculpture
John F. Kennedy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Baker
,
Bryant
,
1881-1970
,
sculptor
.
Title:
John F. Kennedy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Feb. 8, 1965.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
Bryant
Baker
/Sculptor 1964 (On front of base:) JOHN F. KENNEDY/1917-1963/PRESIDENT OF THE/UNITED STATES/1961-1963/"ASK NOT WHAT YOU COUNTRY/CAN DO FOR YOU/ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO/FOR YOUR COUNTRY" signed
Description:
Standing portrait of John F. Kennedy holding a book in his proper left hand.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Kennedy, John F. -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Political -- President
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- McKeesport
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of McKeesport, Public Works, 201 Lysle Boulevard, McKeesport, Pennsylvania 15132
Located John F. Kennedy Memorial Park, Lysle Boulevard & Walnut Street, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The 38,000 dollar cost for the sculpture was raised by public subscription after the President's assassination on November 22, 1963. The 1995 SOS! survey reports that the sculpture had been recently sandblasted.
References:
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 349.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0255, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 373.
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 64480185
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
64480185
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