JFK Statue Unveiling Ceremony - Speeches by Yo-Yo Ma, Caroline Kennedy, more | The Kennedy Center

StudioEIS, the Brooklyn-based, family-run sculpture and design studio that has specialized in historical sculptures for more than four decades, unveiled its latest creation: a bronze sculpture of the likeness of President John F. Kennedy. Commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC and underwritten by Center Chairman David M. 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. The 81-inch, 660-pound sculpture is located outdoors in the lower gardens of the REACH campus and be accessible to all visitors at the Kennedy Center complex. A private unveiling is scheduled for the afternoon of December 4, 2021, during the Kennedy Center Honors weekend. “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 P