Caricature Painting of JFK's Inauguration
Artifact IDMO 63.454a
Object Type
Painting
Date
1961
Gifter
Xavier Cugat
Artist
Xavier Cugat
(Band Leader/Cartoonist, 1900-1990)
Medium
watercolor; pastel
DimensionsFramed H 28 in x W 41 1/2 in (71.1 cm x 105.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionCaricature watercolor painting of President Kennedy's inauguration with numerous famous people standing around Inaugural platform. President Kennedy stands in front of a microphone with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at his side, to the right seated on the dias are Fidel Castro,Nikita Khrushchev, Eleanor Roosevelt, et al.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was a gift from the artist to the President and Mrs. Kennedy received by the Executive Office of the President between 1961-1963 and held by the General Service Administration until it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Public (National Archives Identifier 1676966)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
Not on view