Just A Patsy

Titled “Just A Patsy”, this piece depicts the infamous and notorious Lee Harvey Oswald, who has been touted extensively as being the killer of John F Kennedy. The title is a quote taken directly from something Oswald had said during his arrest., that he was “Just a Patsy”, which would lead many to believe that he was just a pawn in the assassination. The classroom photo is of a young LHO, which is meant to depict Oswald’s innocence, and the skeleton represents him as a deteriorating public figure after the assassination of JFK. If you look closely, you can see a photo transfer taken from Oswalds lie detector test, which, very much like in the painting, is shrouded in mystery to this day. Was...View all