President John Kennedy Painted by Patriotic Outsider Artist E. A. Kay (Smithsonian)

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Portrait of President John Kennedy
by Outsider Folk Artist E. A. Kay Also known as Ed Kay and Edward Kay
… Read more Portrait of President John Kennedy
by Outsider Folk Artist E. A. Kay Also known as Ed Kay and Edward Kay
His work includes naive multimedia political pieces, carved and painted ‘political statement’ totem poles, paintings and portraits. His work has been collected by the Smithsonian Museum and others.
About this piece:
Painted portrait of President John Kennedy - unsigned
Written on the back by Ed Kay
Born May 29 1917
Assn Nov 22 1961 (
Mr. Kay has written Assn in place of Assasinated.
The painting is in its original black with gold detailing wooden frame with glass.
In excellent condition
This is one piece of a large collection of Ed Kay's work which I will be offering for sale over the next few months.
The Kay Collection includes ‘political statement’ paintings, portraits of various political figures and quite a few Presidents. A few of the paintings have been enhanced by Mr. Kay who has chosen to add a specific item about that person such as a USPS postage stamp or a newspaper article. Most of the pieces have a handwritten note by Ed on the back either naming the subject or revealing something about them. Kay rarely signed his work.
This collection was purchased over 20 years ago by an individual from a corporation who originally had bought it from Ed Kay’s estate. See less