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"We sat on the couch watching the live TV coverage from Dallas. Then we started hugging, pressing our bodies together, and trembling. I started crying and Andy started crying. Hugging each other, weeping big fat tears." - J. Giorno, quoted by V. Brockis, The Life and Death of Andy Warhol, London, 1998, p. 186.
On the morning of November 22, 1963, along with millions of people around the globe, Andy Warhol witnessed the horrifying and tragic death of President John F. Kennedy. This devastating event shook society to its core and continued to take over the media for the weeks and months to come. At the time, Warhol was known for his brightly colored paintings depicting pin up celebrities and Coca-Cola bottles, however this event brought a new type of work out of him. This new body of work commented not only on the power and abuse of mass media, but also his own fascination with death and tragedy: the Jackie paintings.
Warhol’s Jackie was part of a greater series of work known as the Death and Disaster series, which was a departure from his previous work that had focused on consumer culture and celebrity. The series marked a shift towards more challenging and controversial subject matter, which challenged traditional ideas of what art should represent. However, Jackie stands out among the rest of the Death and Disaster series. Unlike the other images, which depict anonymous and often gruesome events, “Jackie” is a portrait of a specific person, Jacqueline Kennedy, and it is imbued with a sense of nostalgia and loss.
After the assassination, Warhol spent the following weeks collecting and searching through newspapers and magazines, with of focus on images depicting Jackie. He was beginning to build a series that beautifully embodied the devastation that filled the nation, after the loss of such a beloved president. A few months of work later, Warhol chose his eight images that would define the Jackie series. The present work is taken from a photograph of Jacqueline Kennedy at her husband’s funeral, which took place just two days after his death. Washed in blues and black, Jackie is seen with a veil in front of her face as she mourns the loss of her husband. The composition brings us close in on her face, further deepening the intimacy and heartbreak that can be felt. This work perfectly captures her strength and resilience in the face of tragedy, as she had become the symbol of grief for the nation. Jackie stands as a testament to Warhol’s ability to capture the essence of a moment in time and to create works of art that are beautiful, thought-provoking and filled with emotive power.
On the morning of November 22, 1963, along with millions of people around the globe, Andy Warhol witnessed the horrifying and tragic death of President John F. Kennedy. This devastating event shook society to its core and continued to take over the media for the weeks and months to come. At the time, Warhol was known for his brightly colored paintings depicting pin up celebrities and Coca-Cola bottles, however this event brought a new type of work out of him. This new body of work commented not only on the power and abuse of mass media, but also his own fascination with death and tragedy: the Jackie paintings.
Warhol’s Jackie was part of a greater series of work known as the Death and Disaster series, which was a departure from his previous work that had focused on consumer culture and celebrity. The series marked a shift towards more challenging and controversial subject matter, which challenged traditional ideas of what art should represent. However, Jackie stands out among the rest of the Death and Disaster series. Unlike the other images, which depict anonymous and often gruesome events, “Jackie” is a portrait of a specific person, Jacqueline Kennedy, and it is imbued with a sense of nostalgia and loss.
After the assassination, Warhol spent the following weeks collecting and searching through newspapers and magazines, with of focus on images depicting Jackie. He was beginning to build a series that beautifully embodied the devastation that filled the nation, after the loss of such a beloved president. A few months of work later, Warhol chose his eight images that would define the Jackie series. The present work is taken from a photograph of Jacqueline Kennedy at her husband’s funeral, which took place just two days after his death. Washed in blues and black, Jackie is seen with a veil in front of her face as she mourns the loss of her husband. The composition brings us close in on her face, further deepening the intimacy and heartbreak that can be felt. This work perfectly captures her strength and resilience in the face of tragedy, as she had become the symbol of grief for the nation. Jackie stands as a testament to Warhol’s ability to capture the essence of a moment in time and to create works of art that are beautiful, thought-provoking and filled with emotive power.