Kennedy Motorcade, November 22, 1963

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Audrey Flack's painting, Kennedy Motorcade, November 22, 1963, is a significant work within the Photo-realist movement. Flack, a pioneer of this style, used photographs as the basis for her paintings, a technique she developed in the 1960s. The painting depicts a scene from the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, which occurred in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Flack's approach differed from some male Photo-realists by incorporating sociopolitical commentary and emotional content into her work.12

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Audrey Flack
Photo-realism and innovative techniques
…led to paintings such as Kennedy Motorcade, November 22, 1963 (1964), which depicts a scene from the assassination of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy. It was during that period that the artist also began to fine-tune her photographic method and her subject matter. In addition to works with sociopolitical commentary,…
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…led to paintings such as Kennedy Motorcade, November 22, 1963 (1964), which depicts a scene from the assassination of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy. It was during that period that the artist also began to fine-tune her photographic method and her subject matter. In addition to works with sociopolitical commentary,…
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