Jackie Kennedy Andy Warhol
In 1962 Warhol began making portraits of celebrities such as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe whose iconic faces, to him, were as important as that of the Mona Lisa. Then, in 1963, the United States was brought to a standstill by the assassination of President John F Kennedy. According to reports Warhol seemed unmoved by the event, however, his interest was later piqued by the images of the grief stricken Jackie Kennedy plastered across newspapers and bulletins at the time.
That same year Warhol decided to make a portfolio of Jackie prints, choosing two photographs of her wearing her pink Chanel suit before the assassination, two from the swearing in of Lyndon B Johnson and four from her husband’s funeral. In this way, Warhol’s portfolio presents a portrait of grief haunted by the spectre of past happiness. The colours tend to be muted, with greys and blues placed on top of the deep black of the photocopied image of the former first lady, her beautiful features and glamorous style frozen in time. Though she wasn’t a film star, Jackie had captured the hearts of women all over America. Warhol’s decision to focus on her face rather than that of her husband’s shows his canny instinct for picking out an icon.
As well as commenting on the repetition of images during the media frenzy around Kennedy’s death, the works also reveal Warhol’s own preoccupation with death. This theme creeps into his oeuvre in the form of skulls, guns and electric chairs. Critics have also speculated that Warhol’s Orthodox Catholic upbringing may have influenced his fascination with famous and beautiful women, elevating them to the status of saints in a modern take on the religious icon as he imbued them with colour and sometimes even gold leaf and diamond dust. In a world where newsreaders and talk show hosts commanded more power than the heads of the Catholic Church Warhol may have seen the need for a new iconography for a secular society obsessed with celebrities.
- What is the cultural impact of the Jackie Kennedy Series?
- How do I sell an Andy Warhol Print?
- How do I buy an Andy Warhol Print?
- How much does an original Andy Warhol Jackie Kennedy cost?
- Where can I see Andy Warhol’s Jackie Kennedy Prints?
- Sell an Andy Warhol Jackie Kennedy Print
- Andy Warhol: Jackie Kennedy Series Quick Facts
What is the cultural impact of the Jackie Kennedy Series?
1963)Now over 50 years after the assassination there are still generations of people who recognise Jackie’s face because of Warhol’s treatment of it. This is partly due to the fact that Warhol produced his screen prints in large editions, influenced in part by the origins of screen printing as a medium in the world of commercial art. Here, he demonstrates his knowledge that “repetition adds up to reputation.” By allowing his work to be proliferated as widely as the newspaper images of his muses, he ensured his fame and fortune would forever be allied to theirs.
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Andy Warhol: Jackie Kennedy Series Quick Facts
- Warhol appropriated two photos of Jackie Kennedy in the famous pink suit before the assassination, two photos of her afterward and four from the president’s funeral
- The repetition of images in the series recalls the media frenzy that surrounded the assassination of JFK
- The Jackie Kennedy Series is believed to fall into the category of Warhol’s works on death
- Warhol’s Nine Jackies sold for $12 million USD in 2012
