John F. Kennedy

Watch a short video below to learn about the portrait sculpture of President John F. Kennedy by artist Marshall Fredericks. 

TRIVIA

​LEARN

On October 26, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy spoke in Mt. Clemens, Michigan while running for President of the United States of America.  Click the photo below to read that speech. 

​THINK

When you look at Fredericks's sculpture of John F. Kennedy below ​why do you think his eyes are hollowed out? 

The hollowed eyes are not true to life, but Marshall borrowed this technique from the Ancient Greeks.  They originally painted their bronze sculptures.  They discovered that by hollowing out the center of the eye that light creates a shadow to resemble the pupil.  Therefore, they didn't have to paint the eyes anymore. 

​Watch

Watch John F. Kennedy talk about putting a man on the moon.

​Color

Color John F. Kennedy.  Click image below to print and color.  Share your masterpiece with us on Facebook. Or share them on Instagram, and use the hashtags #MFSMuseum and #MFSMColors.

Facts

Baseball

​During his school years, John F. Kennedy played baseball as a pitcher (right-handed) and third baseman. John F. Kennedy threw out the opening day pitch for the Washington Senators, who were playing the Baltimore Orioles, on April 8, 1963.

Pets

Kennedy had in the White House two parakeets: Bluebell and Maybell; three dogs: Charlie, Pushinka and Clipper; and two ponies: Macaroni and Tex.

Boy Scouts

The President was a Boy Scout in Troop 2 for two years in Bronxville, New York. He was also active in the Boston Council from 1946 to 1955: as District Vice Chairman, Member of the Executive Board for more than four years, Vice President for one year, and National Council Representative for two years. He was Honorary President of the National organization of the Boy Scouts of America in 1961.

Favorite Quote

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." (Edmund Burke)