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A 1965 memorial bust of
John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...
by
Jacques Lipchitz Jacques Lipchitz (26 May 1973) was a Cubist sculptor. Lipchitz retained highly figurative and legible components in his work leading up to 1915–16, after which naturalist and descriptive elements were muted, dominated by a synthetic style of ...
stands in the lobby of International Students House on
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in
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, England,"John F Kennedy Memorial At International Students House"
ISH website, 5 April 2019. (Web page includes a short video of the 1965 unveiling by Robert Kennedy.) and is visible from the outside through the glass doors. It was moved there in April 2019 from its original location on the Marylebone Road, to the west of Great Portland Street underground station, after it was vandalised in 2017.


Description and history

The bronze bust was unveiled on 15 May 1965 by the subject's brother,
Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, ...
. It was originally set on a pedestal of polished black granite. An adjacent plaque read: It is now on a new plinth. The old plinth remains in place, and bears a sign giving directions to the new location nearby. The bust is a unique cast, but another bust of Kennedy by Lipchitz was installed on 11 November 1965 in Military Park,
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, United States.


See also

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1965 in art Events from the year 1965 in art. Events * March 19 – A record price of 760,000 guineas is paid at Christie's London auction house for Rembrandt's painting ''Titus''. * May – Avant-garde artists Marta Minujín and Rubén Santantonín prese ...
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List of memorials to John F. Kennedy This is a list of memorials to John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. Memorials, busts, and statues In the United States *John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial in Dallas, Texas * The Eternal Flame, JFK's final ...
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Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy, the 35th American president, include films, songs, games, toys, stamps, coins, artwork, and other portrayals. Film and television Fictionalized * ''PT 109'' (1963) * ''The Missiles of October'' (1974; docu ...


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