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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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480185 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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