Object Details
- Artist
- Charles Johnson Post, 1873 - 1956
- Sitter
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 11 Oct 1884 - 7 Nov 1962
- Exhibition Label
- Born New York City
- As the nation’s first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt rapidly expanded her role from hostess to advocate and emerged as a vital force in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration. She took public stands on issues ranging from exploitive labor practices to civil rights, but more importantly, she urged her husband toward measures he might otherwise have avoided. When the challenges of World War II drew the president’s attention away from domestic affairs, she continued to be a strong voice for the New Deal’s social welfare policies.
- The activism that characterized Eleanor Roosevelt’s years as first lady did not end with her departure from the White House. As a U.S. delegate to the United Nations (1945–52), she was instrumental in formulating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and securing its ratification by the General Assembly in 1948.
- Nacida en la Ciudad de Nueva York
- Como primera dama del país, Eleanor Roosevelt pronto amplió su papel de anfitriona al de activista, y fue una fuerza vital en el gobierno de Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hizo sentir su opinión públicamente en asuntos tales como las prácticas laborales explotadoras y los derechos civiles, pero sobre todo exhortó a su esposo a tomar medidas que quizás él solo hubiera evitado. Cuando los retos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial desviaron la atención del presidente de los asuntos internos, ella continuó siendo una voz clara a favor de las políticas de bienestar social del New Deal.
- El activismo que caracterizó los años de Eleanor Roosevelt como primera dama no terminó con su partida de la Casa Blanca. Como delegada de EE. UU. a las Naciones Unidas (1945–52), tuvo un papel decisivo en la formulación de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos y en la ratificación de esta por la Asamblea General en 1948.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- c. 1940
- Object number
- NPG.99.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Watercolor, pencil and crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 32.1 x 8.5 cm. (12 5/8 x 3 3/8" )
- Sheet: 35.1 x 25.2 cm. (13 13/16 X 9 15/16')
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Hat
- Caricature
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Female
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Activist
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Humanitarian
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.99.41
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4eb2fef6c-231b-437f-8e58-60ec6cca69e3
