Object Details
- Artist
- Aleksander Titovets, born 1960
- Sitter
- Laura Bush, born 4 Nov 1946
- Exhibition Label
- Born Midland, Texas
- When Laura Bush entered the White House, she had been advocating for childhood literacy for decades as an elementary school teacher and school librarian. As first lady, Bush cofounded the National Book Festival, an annual literary event organized by the Library of Congress, and established the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries.
- Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Bush took a deep interest in women’s education in Afghanistan, describing how, “long before the current war began, the Taliban and its terrorist allies were making the lives of children and women in Afghanistan miserable.” In 2005, she traveled to Kabul to promise long-term U.S. support for the education of Afghan girls and women and announced a $17.7 million grant for the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). The Laura W. Bush Library and Women’s Resource Center at AUAF opened in 2013; the university moved its campus to Doha, Qatar, in 2021.
- Nacida en Midland, Texas
- Cuando Laura Bush llegó a la Casa Blanca, llevaba décadas abogando por la alfabetización infantil como maestra de escuela elemental y bibliotecaria escolar. Siendo primera dama cofundó el Festival Nacional de Libro, evento anual organizado por la Biblioteca del Congreso, y estableció la Fundación Laura Bush para Bibliotecas Estadounidenses.
- Tras los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001, Bush se interesó en la educación de las mujeres en Afganistán y comentó que “mucho antes de la guerra actual, los talibanes y sus aliados terroristas les hacían la vida imposible a los niños y mujeres en Afganistán”. En 2005 viajó a Kabul para prometer apoyo a largo plazo de EE.UU. para la educación de las niñas y mujeres afganas y anunció una subvención de $17.7 millones para la Universidad Americana de Afganistán (AUAF). La Biblioteca y Centro de Recursos para la Mujer Laura W. Bush en la AUAF se inauguró en 2013; la universidad trasladó su campus a Doha, Qatar, en 2021.
- Provenance
- Commissioned and purchased by NPG 2008
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Stewart
- 2008
- Object number
- NPG.2008.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 98.4 x 91.4cm (38 3/4 x 36")
- Frame: 113.7 x 107.3 x 6.4cm (44 3/4 x 42 1/4 x 2 1/2")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Jewelry\Earring
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers
- Printed Material\Book
- Interior\Interior with Exterior View
- Container\Vase
- Home Furnishings\Curtain
- Laura Bush: Female
- Laura Bush: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
- Laura Bush: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
- Laura Bush: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Librarian
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2008.38
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f993fa61-b821-4d58-b4d1-ab148dace8d2
