View of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial" at its dedicaiton

Dublin Core

Title

View of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial" at its dedicaiton

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.

Source

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 15 Folder 9

Date

1970

Rights

Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives.

Relation

V-15-09

Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Coverage

Mount Clemens (Mich.)

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Color print

Physical Dimensions

3.5" x 5"

Files

Front view of the John F. Kennedy Memorial.tif

Citation

“View of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial" at its dedicaiton,” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed November 24, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/2259.