Marshall B. Fleming, Kennedy Caisson, ca. 1964-1990, carved and painted wood, leather, wire, metal, printed paper, paperboard, cloth, pen, and pencil, overall: 20 1⁄8 x 54 1⁄2 x 15 in. (51.2 x 138.4 x 38.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and Marshall B. Fleming and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.305A-D
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Kennedy Caisson
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1964-1990
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- overall: 20 1⁄8 x 54 1⁄2 x 15 in. (51.2 x 138.4 x 38.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and Marshall B. Fleming and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- carved and painted wood, leather, wire, metal, printed paper, paperboard, cloth, pen, and pencil
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Ceremony — procession
- History — United States
- Equestrian
- Homage — Kennedy, John F.
- Ceremony — funeral
- Object Number
- 1986.65.305A-D
Artwork Description
Marshall B. Fleming saw John F. Kennedy’s funeral on television and wanted to commemorate the event. He also wanted to make a tribute to the other presidents who were assassinated---Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. He based his design on a postcard of the funeral cortege and created the procession from painted wood, fabric, leather, and thread. Although the piece has somber associations, it was meant to celebrate Kennedy’s life and the lives of those who had died in office before him.
Works by this artist (1 item)
Artist
Dateca. 1964-1990
carved and painted wood, leather, wire, metal, printed paper, paperboard, cloth, pen, and pencil