Bob Gomel
John Kennedy’s Body Lies in State at the Capitol Rotunda

John Kennedy’s Body Lies in State at the Capitol Rotunda

© Bob Gomel, all rights reserved.

John Kennedy’s Body Lies in State at the Capitol Rotunda
John Kennedy’s Body Lies in State at the Capitol Rotunda
ArtistAmerican, born 1933
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • John Kennedy’s Body Lies in State at the Capitol Rotunda
Date1963, printed 2014
Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 18 13/16 × 23 5/8 in. (47.8 × 60 cm)
 Sheet: 22 13/16 × 27 5/8 in. (58 × 70.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker
Object number2014.615
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
recto, bottom right outside of image in black ink " Bob Gomel "

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