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Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

Curator Olivier Meslay, right, speaks with others at the entrance of the exhibit "Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy," during a press preview at the Dallas Museum of Art Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Dallas. The exhibit reunites 14 of the 16 works that were placed in Suite 850 for the Kennedys' one-night stay in Fort Worth and includes photos of the suite before and after the artwork was placed there, video footage of the room being prepared for the Kennedys and historical artifacts from the visit, including a sign welcoming the Kennedys to Texas.

Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."

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