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
Date:
Dedicated Feb. 8, 1965
Notes:
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.
Image on file.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 373.
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
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Summary:
Standing portrait of John F. Kennedy holding a book in his proper left hand.
