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JFK's Last Lover Was a Painter. The Story of Mary Pinchot Meyer

L’ultima amante di JFK era una pittrice. La storia di Mary Pinchot Meyer

Mary Pinchot Meyer, an American abstract painter active in the 1960s, is being rediscovered for her artistic contributions, which have long been overshadowed by her personal life. She was the last lover of President John F. Kennedy and was murdered under mysterious circumstances in 1964, a year after his assassination. Her killer was acquitted, leaving the case unsolved.

Her artistic legacy matters because she was a distinctive voice in abstract art, known for her obsession with circular canvases and her philosophy that "color is the form." She was gaining critical recognition just before her death. Re-examining her work shifts the narrative from her role as a socialite and consort to that of a serious artist whose potential was tragically cut short, offering a more complete picture of post-war American art.