Robert Berks
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Robert "Bob" Berks was an American sculptor, industrial designer and planner. He created hundreds of bronze sculptures and monuments including the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, and the Albert Einstein
Bob Berks in his studio, Orient, NY By Harold Wolfson
Louis Brandeis statue at Brandeis University (1956)
Bust of John F. Kennedy located at the Kennedy Center (1971)
John F. Kennedy is a 1971 bust of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, sculpted by Robert Berks. It is located in the Grand Foyer of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Robert Berks
…8) original works are owned by the National Gallery); most often on view are busts of FDR, Lincoln, RFK, Ronald Reagan, and JFK. The large 8 foot bust of John F. Kennedy in the Kennedy Center, is most commonly recognized given the reach of televised programs including the annual Kennedy Center honors and The Mark Twain…
The bust in May, 2026
View of the bust and Grand Foyer, toward the Concert Hall
Combined height of pedestal and bust stand approximately 18 feet