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Summary
Jacques Lipchitz: English: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, (sculpture).
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| Title |
English: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, (sculpture). |
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| Description |
English: Bust by Jacques Lipchitz of JF Kennedy (1965) at the south end of Military Park in Newark, N.J.
Documented by the Smithonian Siris system at http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!2976~!1&ri=5 Frank Grad and Sons, fabricator. Title: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, (sculpture). Other Titles: John F. Kennedy, (sculpture). |
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| Date | Dedicated Nov. 11, 1965. | |||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. | |||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Base: approx. 150 x 66 x 56 in. | |||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Inscription: (On front of base:) In memory of/John Fitzgerald Kennedy/35th Pres./of the/United States of America/May 29, 1917/November 22, 1963/Let every nation know whether/it wishes well or ill, that we shall/pay any price, bear any burden meet/any hardship, support any friend sup/pose any foe in order to assure the/survival and the success of liberty/This much we pledge and more./Inaugural address/Jan 20, 1961/Presented by the/American Women and Children/of/Essex County/November 11, 1965. Remarks: The committee formed to erect a monument to the late President on behalf of men, women, and children of Essex County awarded the commission for the memorial to Lipchitz. The firm of Frank Grad and Sons contributed to the design of the base. IAS files contain newspaper articles from Newark News, March 22, 1965; April 19, 1964; April 28, 1964; May 3, 1964; May 10, 1964; June 13, 1964; Sept. 29, 1965; Nov. 8, 1965; May 8, 1966; Dec. 29, 1966; The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), May 29, 1963; Dec. 1 1963; April 16, 1964; May 10, 1964; May 31, 1964; May 3, 1965; May 23, 1965; Feb. 23, 1965; May 27, 1964; April 17, 1964; April 5, 1965; March 23, 1965; June 6, 1965; Nov. 3, 1965; Nov. 7, 1965; and an excerpt from the Newark Museum Quarterly (Winter 1975): pg. 21. |
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| References |
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 "Newark Museum Quarterly," Newark, N.J.: Newark Museum Association, Winter 1975. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. Illustration: Newark Museum Quarterly (Winter 1975): pg. 21. 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 76001627 |
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| Source/Photographer | Smallbones | |||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
No visible copyright notice, so public domain in the US. Please note that this work does not seem at all typical of Lipchitz's normal style. | |||||||||||||||||
| Other versions | File:JFK Lipchitz Newark NJ 1.JPG | |||||||||||||||||
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