File:John F Kennedy Official Portrait.jpg

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Summary

Aaron Shikler: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Artist



Alternative names	Aaron A. Shikler; Aaron A Shikler; Aaron Abraham Shikler
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	18 March 1922	12 November 2015
Location of birth/death	Brooklyn	Manhattan
Work location	New York
Authority file	: Q2820088 VIAF: 21296700 ISNI: 0000000078596327 ULAN: 500006441 LCCN: n90624772 GND: 119413248 WorldCat

Title

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

Deutsch: Posthumes offizielles Porträt des US-Präsidenten John F. Kennedy.

English: Posthumous official presidential portrait of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Español: Retrato oficial presidencial póstumo del Presidente de los EE.UU. John F. Kennedy.

Français : Portrait officiel posthume du président Américain John F. Kennedy.

Bahasa Melayu: Potret rasmi anumerta Presiden John F. Kennedy.

Русский: Посмертный официальный президентский портрет президента США Джона Кеннеди.

Українська: Посмертний офіційний президентський портрет президента США Джона Ф. Кеннеді.

Depicted people

John F. Kennedy

Date

1970

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 50 in (127 cm)

; width: 34 in (86.3 cm)

Collection

White House Historical Association

	Location	Washington, D.C. , United States of America
	Established	1961
	Website	www.whitehousehistory.org
	Authority file	: Q603770 VIAF: 156571727 ISNI: 0000000104648400 LCCN: n79071322 SUDOC: 140829253 NKC: xx0025814 WorldCat

Inscriptions

Signature and date bottom left:

Shikler '70

References

Source/Photographer

The White House Historical Association

Assessment


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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 22 November 2023. It was captioned as follows:

English: Posthumous official presidential portrait of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Other languages:

Čeština: Oficiální posmrtný prezidentský portrét Johna F. Kennedyho.

Deutsch: Posthumes offizielles Porträt des US-Präsidenten John F. Kennedy.

English: Posthumous official presidential portrait of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Español: Retrato presidencial oficial póstumo del presidente estadounidense John F. Kennedy, creado en 1970 por el pintor Aaron Shikler.

Français : Portrait posthume du président américain John Fitzgerald Kennedy réalisé en 1970 par Aaron Shikler.

Magyar: John Fitzgerald Kennedy amerikai elnök posztumusz hivatalos elnöki portréja, amelyet Aaron Shikler festőművész készített 1970-ben

Nederlands: Postuum officieel portret van de op 22 november 1963 vermoorde Amerikaanse president John F. Kennedy

Português: Retrato presidencial oficial póstumo do presidente dos Estados Unidos, John F. Kennedy, criado em 1970 pelo pintor Aaron Shikler.

Македонски: Посмртен официјален портрет на американскиот претседател Џон Кенеди.

Русский: Посмертный официальный президентский портрет президента США Джона Кеннеди.

Українська: Посмертний офіційний портрет президента США Джона Ф. Кеннеді.

Licensing

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:33, 14 May 2012	2,029 × 3,000 (1.51 MB)	Tm	Reverted to version as of 07:37, 31 December 2011
	11:45, 12 May 2012	2,029 × 3,000 (3.98 MB)	Soerfm	Brightness
	07:37, 31 December 2011	2,029 × 3,000 (1.51 MB)	Scewing	http://www.whitehouseresearch.org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset?id=124&index=4&total=7&view=viewSearchItem
	08:30, 14 August 2010	672 × 1,001 (337 KB)	Tungsten	{{Information \|Description= \|Source=df \|Date= \|Author= \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}
	21:53, 19 March 2010	432 × 647 (69 KB)	Jatkins	Larger dimensions, no border - Reverted to version as of 14:38, 26 March 2008
	12:54, 10 February 2010	275 × 407 (70 KB)	Mike-Kerkhoven	Better resolution
	14:38, 26 March 2008	432 × 647 (69 KB)	Robfergusonjr	Painting by Aaron Shikler.