Hillary Rodham Clinton
Object Details
- Artist
- Ginny Stanford, born 3 Sep 1950
- Sitter
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, born 26 Oct 1947
- Exhibition Label
- Born Chicago, Illinois
- First Lady 1993–2001
- Not only did Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton spend eight years as first lady of the United States during her husband Bill Clinton’s presidency, but she also went on to be elected a U.S. senator from New York, serve as U.S. secretary of state, and become the first woman to receive the presidential nomination from the Democratic Party. As first lady, Clinton headed the White House’s Task Force on National Health Care Reform and stoically stood by her husband as he was impeached by Congress during his embattled second term. She has authored several books, including It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us (1996) and The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience (2019),
- co-written with her daughter, Chelsea Clinton.
- This painting of Clinton by Ginny Stanford marked the beginning of the National Portrait Gallery’s tradition of commissioning portraits of first ladies.
- Nacida en Chicago, Illinois
- Primera dama 1993–2001
- Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton no solo fue primera dama de Estados Unidos por ocho años, durante la presidencia de su esposo Bill Clinton, sino que luego fue electa al Congreso como senadora por el estado de Nueva York, fue secretaria de estado y fue la primera mujer que recibió la nominación presidencial del Partido Demócrata. Como primera dama, Clinton encabezó el equipo de trabajo de la Casa Blanca para reformar el sistema de salud nacional y apoyó estoicamente a su esposo durante el juicio político que le celebró el Congreso durante su conflictivo segundo término. Es autora de libros como Es labor de todos: Dejemos que los niños nos enseñen (1996) y El libro de las mujeres con agallas (2019), escrito con su hija, Chelsea Clinton.
- Esta pintura de Clinton por Ginny Stanford inició en la National Portrait Gallery la tradición de encargar retratos de las primeras damas.
- Provenance
- Commissioned by NPG, purchased 2006
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of of Ambassador Elizabeth F. Bagley and Mr. Smith Bagley, Robert B. Barnett, Susie Tompkins Buell, The Boeing Company, Buffy and William Cafritz, David V. and Judith E. Capes, Albert and Claire Dwoskin, Catherine Spitzer Gidlow, Jill and Kenneth Iscol, Ambassador and Mrs. Philip Lader, Ruesch Family Foundation, Corky Hale and Mike Stoller, and Leon and Mary Strauss
- 2006
- Object number
- NPG.2006.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Triptych--Center panel: acrylic on canvas stretched over a wood panel; two side panels: gold leaf on wood
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 81.3 x 108cm (32 x 42 1/2")
- Frame: 84.1 x 109.5 x 6.4cm (33 1/8 x 43 1/8 x 2 1/2")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Triptych
- Hillary Rodham Clinton: Female
- Hillary Rodham Clinton: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\New York
- Hillary Rodham Clinton: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Hillary Rodham Clinton: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
- Hillary Rodham Clinton: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2006.2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm499c66fa9-2d84-43ee-b90f-00b2eab56773
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