All About Jackie and JFK

Carnegie, Jan/Feb 2004

Good Fridays Focus on Famous First Couple

During the Kennedy presidency, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy was an idyllic woman of beauty, mystery, and grace. Her elegance, look, and qualities became measures of American icons and ideals. She clearly marked the era of "Camelot" in America.

January 16: The Warhol's Good Fridays program celebrates Jackie and is a tribute to her magnificence. The Evening Factory is all about creative thinking and experimentation. It is an event that offers visitors the opportunity to play and work all night long just as Warhol did in his New York studio, the Silver Factory.

Make and take home a silkscreen print of Jackie; become Jackie by having your photo taken in the photo booth wearing her signature pillbox hat, jacket and gloves; watch her tour of the White House; or just adore her up close as you tour the exhibition, November 22, 1963: Image, Memory, Myth. Make plans to stop by and print 'til you drop, listen to music, have something to drink, be a Super Star, or just relax in the creative vibe that will encompass The Warhol from 5-9 p.m. All visitors are welcome. No reservations are necessary, and the program is free with museum admission.

January 30: Gary Mack, curator at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, in Dallas, Texas, will visit The Andy Warhol Museum and take part in a question-and-answer session with Bob Hoover, hook editor for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Their discussion will focus on the JFK assassination and related conspiracy theories.

February 13: To learn more about JFK's famous First Lady, plan to attend a lecture at 7 p.m. titled The 1960s: Jackie & Fashion. David Lubin, professor of Art at Wake Forest University, whose book Shooting Kennedy: JFK and the Culture of Images was released November 2003, will present his lecture, Chanel & Dallas, November 22, 1963: A Portrait of Jackie Kennedy.

Lubin will explore the cultural significance of the Chanel suit, the happy couple, and the Kennedy era, A 1960s women's fashion show, coordinated by Richard Parsakian of EONS Fashion Antique in Pittsburgh, will follow the lecture at 8:30 p.m. The fashion show is free with museum admission.