"L'Afrique ne vous oublie pas" French-African John F. Kennedy Portrait Mounted Textile Object, 1965

Item — item: 3, item: 3

This is an oversized French-African John F. Kennedy portrait on mounted cloth, dated 1965. It served as a memorial to the late President, with an inscription of "L'Afrique ne vous oublie pas" and measures 42”x19”.

Dates

Creation: 1965

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: French

Additional Description

Processing Information

The object arrived with surface dirt and mold. It was evaluated by Preservation and was sent to a textile conservator for cleaning, unmounting from a wooden frame, and custom housing.

Preservation completed treatment for textile and returned to SCUA on 11/3/2022. Treatment included removing fabric from a wood frame, cleaning, and storing rolled in a tube. Item was sent to a vendor for some parts of the treatment.