Object Details
- Artist
- Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977
- Sitter
- Lili'uokalani, 2 Sep 1838 - 11 Nov 1917
- Exhibition Label
- After a failed uprising by Royalists in 1896, Queen Lili‘uokalani served eight months under house arrest in the ‘Iolani Palace before she was moved to a second location, Washington Place. She was granted freedom to travel within the island of O‘ahu on February 6, 1897. After serving twenty-one months of the five-year sentence, the Republic’s executive council granted her a full pardon. Lili‘uokalani soon left on the first of several trips to Washington, D.C., hoping to enlist support to restore her monarchy.
- In 1908, Queen Lili‘uokalani again traveled to the U.S. capital to appear before the House Committee on Claims and request that the Crown Lands of Hawai‘i be returned to her. Asserting that these lands, which had been seized by the U.S. government, previously had brought her an annual income of $50,000, she also sought $200,000 as reparation. Her appeal, however, was denied.
- This photograph was taken at Harris & Ewing Studio in Washington, D.C., which was known for photographing the local elite.
- Tras un fallido levantamiento de los monárquicos en 1896, la reina Lili‘uokalani permaneció bajo arresto domiciliario en el Palacio ‘Iolani antes de ser trasladada a Washington Place. Se le otorgó permiso de viajar dentro de la isla de Oahu el 6 de febrero de 1897. Tras cumplir 21 meses de una sentencia de cinco años, el consejo ejecutivo de la República le otorgó el indulto. Lili‘uokalani partió pronto en el primero de varios viajes a Washington D.C., esperando recabar apoyo para restaurar su monarquía.
- En 1908 la reina viajó de nuevo a la capital de EE.UU. para solicitar ante el Comité de Reclamaciones de la Cámara que le devolvieran las llamadas tierras de la Corona de Hawái (su propiedad personal). Afirmando que estas tierras tomadas por el gobierno de EE.UU. le habían generado antes ingresos anuales de $50,000, buscaba también $200,000 como indemnización. Su apelación fue denegada.
- Esta fotografía se tomó en el estudio Harris & Ewing de Washington D.C., conocido por su clientela local de élite.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Aileen Conkey
- c. 1908
- Object number
- NPG.84.250
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet/Mount: 37.4 × 28.8 cm (14 3/4 × 11 5/16")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Costume\Jewelry\Ring
- Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet
- Interior\Studio\Photography
- Lili'uokalani: Female
- Lili'uokalani: Politics and Government\Ruler\Queen
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.84.250
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm410782988-fd18-456c-b9f6-93682f8c03d8
