Kennedy's wife. Warhol's original work was created just a year after her husband's assassination. In the book Richard Pettibone: A Retrospective, he explains how "Richard Pettibone traced the sources of his early work in two exhibitions: the first, an Andy Warhol exhibition at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in 1962, and the second, Andy Warhol's first major exhibition at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in 1962. Marcel Duchamp retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum in 1963. » When we look at Pettibone's Double Jackie, we see how much he was influenced by artists such as Warhol and Duchamp. It makes sense to see Pettibone copying another artist's work, however, the Double Jackie represents a much smaller portion of the original. Jackie Kennedy was an American icon and many people held her in high esteem. Warhol's pop art style transforms Jackie into an abstraction. We don't see any subtle rendering or reflections that define her face. Instead, we have two bright colors, silver and black, that define his face. Considering the fact that Warhol's original work was created shortly after Kennedy's assassination, Jackie's head gesture and expression describe the mood. His face is slightly lowered. I interpret this gesture as reflecting a somber mood. Even the dark ink adds to the feeling of oppression of the