Close-up of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial"

Dublin Core

Title

Close-up of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial"

Subject

Bronze sculpture, American--20th century.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Outdoor sculpture--United States.
Portrait sculpture--20th century
Portrait sculpture, American
Public sculpture, American

Description

The John F. Kennedy Macomb Memorial Committee commissioned Fredericks to design this sculpture for the County Building in Mount Clemens, Michigan.

Placed near the site where Kennedy delivered one of his first campaign speeches while running for president in 1960, the bronze portrait head is four times the size of life in heroic-scale. The facial features are very realistic and strongly modeled. Fredericks said he attempted to capture several qualities of Kennedy in this portrait including his vitality, intensity, earnestness, and idealism.

Creator

Richard Clapp Photographic

Source

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 15 Folder 8

Date

n.d.

Rights

Use of this image requires permission from the creator.

Relation

V-15-08

Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Identifier

81230-11

Coverage

Mount Clemens (Mich.)

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Black and white print

Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Files

Close-up of the John F. Kennedy Memorial2.jpg

Citation

Richard Clapp Photographic, “Close-up of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial",” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/2256.