Artist:

J. Fred Woell, born Evergreen Park, IL 1934-died Deer Isle, ME 2015  Search this

Sitter:

John F. Kennedy  Search this

Medium:

copper, silver, brass, gold leaf, newsprint photo, walnut, velvet, and glass

Dimensions:

6 1/4 x 5 x 7/8 in. (15.9 x 12.8 x 2.3 cm)

Type:

Decorative Arts

Crafts

Date:

1967

Luce Center Label:

The title of this piece refers to the precise moment of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The pin resembles a clock, and the face of this timepiece is Kennedy's smiling image, set behind cracked glass. A spent bullet shell hangs from the bottom like a pendulum, while the single star adorning the top marks his assassination in Texas, the Lone Star State.

Topic:

State of being\death\execution  Search this

Portrait male\head  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Rose Mary Wadman

Object number:

1991.57.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Renwick Gallery

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78781c5ae-9545-4a48-8778-8bb771b093c3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1991.57.1