Waiting One Hundred Years 1861 - 1961
Artifact IDMO 63.392
Object Type
Painting
Date
ca. 1960
Maker
Charles Curran
Gifter
Charles Curran
Medium
Oil on canvas board
DimensionsOverall H 18 3/4 in x W 22 3/4 in (47.6 cm x 57.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionPainting depicting an African American woman seated in rocker in front of a fireplace above which is a picture of Abraham Lincoln. A dog is asleep under a table in front of her. On a chair near the fire place is a placard which reads: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was a gift from the artist to the President and Mrs. Kennedy received by the Executive Office of the President in 1962 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)
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