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The ''John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial'', also known as ''The Grotto: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial'', is an outdoor 1965 large bas-
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sculpture and memorial to John F. Kennedy by an unknown artist, installed outside
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in
Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous ...
, United States.


Description and reception

The large bas-
relief Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term '' relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that th ...
sculpture and memorial to John F. Kennedy is installed in the parking lot of
The Grotto ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
, a Catholic shrine and sanctuary formally known as the National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, located at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and 85th Avenue in Portland's Madison South neighborhood. It was created in 1965 by an unknown artist. The plaque displays Kennedy's profile, the same seen on the
Kennedy half dollar The Kennedy half dollar, first minted in 1964, is a fifty-cent coin currently issued by the United States Mint. Intended as a memorial to the assassinated 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy, it was authorized by Congress just ...
. The memorial was gifted by multiple Catholic organizations. Its condition was deemed "well maintained" by the
Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Found ...
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Save Outdoor Sculpture! Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999. History Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
" program in July 1993. The memorial is administered by the National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother and has been included in published walking tours of Portland.


See also

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1965 in art Events from the year 1965 in art. Events * March 19 – A record price of 760,000 guineas is paid at Christie's London auction house for Rembrandt's painting ''Titus''. * May – Avant-garde artists Marta Minujín and Rubén Santantonín prese ...
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Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy, the 35th American president, include films, songs, games, toys, stamps, coins, artwork, and other portrayals. Film and television Fictionalized * ''PT 109'' (1963) * ''The Missiles of October'' (1974; docu ...
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List of memorials to John F. Kennedy This is a list of memorials to John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. Memorials, busts, and statues In the United States *John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial in Dallas, Texas * The Eternal Flame, JFK's final ...


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JFK at the Grotto - Portland, OR
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