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Working closely with the Kennedy Center to make critical artistic decisions, StudioEIS wanted to evoke an image of President Kennedy that is full of energy and very approachable. “Although it tested our skills, there was deep satisfaction in creating this new Kennedy sculpture.” “Our personal and political lives have never been more entwined than they are right now than in this area of public sculpting, which has always been my personal passione d’amore,” said Ivan Schwartz, co-founder of StudioEIS. This perception created challenges for the sculptors, who were charged with finding just the right representation to sensitively portray the beloved and still-mourned young president. This project presented a different challenge: Kennedy was a mass-media friendly president, extensively photographed and filmed, creating a strong “popular memory” in our collective minds. The Studio’s team acts as historical detectives to accurately evoke these luminaries of the past, capturing their persona through the investigation of archival material, such as measurements of personal articles of clothing, anecdotal and historical descriptions, and close study of all photographic records. Constitution at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. StudioEIS is perhaps best known for capturing the likeness of important historical figures such as Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln on the steps of the New-York Historical Society in New York City, and the 42 bronze sculptures of the signers of the U.S. We hope all visitors will come to see the new sculpture and consider how his legacy lives on today, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this national center for the arts.” “What better way to embody those values than with a naturalistic sculpture of this remarkable leader, reminding us all of his forceful presence, which helped reshape our world? The REACH’s pavilions and landscape open up the Kennedy Center to new audiences and new purposes. “President Kennedy’s immense vitality and dedication to the arts have inspired the Kennedy Center’s programs since it opened 50 years ago as a living memorial to the youthful President,” said David M. A private unveiling is scheduled for the afternoon of December 4, 2021, during the Kennedy Center Honors weekend. The 81-inch, 660-pound sculpture will be located outdoors in the lower gardens of the REACH campus and be accessible to all visitors at the Kennedy Center complex. Rubenstein in honor of its namesake, the sculpture is a part of the yearlong 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the nation’s performing arts center. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC and underwritten by Center Chairman David M. WASHINGTON–StudioEIS, the Brooklyn-based, family-run sculpture and design studio that has specialized in historical sculptures for more than four decades, will soon unveil its latest creation: a bronze sculpture of the likeness of President John F. Unveiling of Life-like Bronze Sculpture Slated for Decemon the Kennedy Center Campus Kennedy Memorial Sculpture for the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary

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