Object Details
- Artist
- Louis S. Glanzman, 1922 - 2013
- Sitter
- Spiro Theodore Agnew, 9 Nov 1918 - 17 Sep 1996
- Exhibition Label
- Richard Nixon’s selection of Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew to be the Republican Party’s vice presidential candidate surprised most of the nation. As Time magazine noted in its cover story of September 20, 1968, “Agnew” was suddenly “becoming a household word.” Nixon, however, had ample experience about the office of the vice presidency, having filled it for two terms under Dwight Eisenhower. He wanted a neutral candidate who had “some brains and enough strength of character that he wouldn’t fold up on you.” Moreover, he wanted a running mate who would not up-stage him. Agnew seemingly fit the bill. However, his overzealousness in labeling protesters and dissenters of every description as communists was worrisome even for Nixon, who had campaigned in much the same way for Eisenhower in 1952.
- Cuando Richard Nixon seleccionó a Spiro Agnew, gobernador de Maryland, como candidato a la vice-presidencia por el Partido Republicano, la sorpresa fue grande en el país. Según comentó la revista Time en su artículo de portada el 20 de septiembre de 1968, Agnew de pronto se estaba “convirtiendo en toda una celebridad”. Por su parte, Nixon ya poseía vasta experiencia en el oficio de vicepresidente, habiendo desempeñado el cargo durantedos períodos bajo Dwight Eisenhower. Nixon quería un candidato neutral, que tuviera “un poco de cerebro y suficiente fuerza de carácter como para no traicionarte”. Además, quería un compañero de papeleta que no le hiciera sombra. Por lo visto, Agnew llenaba los requisitos. Sin embargo, su extremismo de declarar comunistas a todos los que protestaban o disentían, sin importar el trasfondo, resultaba preocupante incluso para Nixon, quien había usado una estrategia similar al hacer campaña por Eisenhower en 1952.
- Collection Description
- In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped the United States, and the Time Collection—featuring prominent international figures and events—enriches our understanding of the United States in a global context.
- En 1978, la revista Time donó a la National Portrait Gallery cerca de 800 obras de arte originales creadas para sus portadas. Nuestro museo se dedica a narrar la historia de figuras que han contribuido a forjar el desarrollo de Estados Unidos, y es así que la Colección Time, que incluye retratos de importantes personalidades internacionales, nos ayuda a comprender mejor a nuestra nación en un contexto global.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
- 1968
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC194
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Louis Glanzman
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Tempera on paper and bricks
- Dimensions
- Without Base: 57.2 x 43.8 x 7cm (22 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 2 3/4")
- With Base: 60.3 x 61 x 22.9cm (23 3/4 x 24 x 9")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Spiro Theodore Agnew: Male
- Spiro Theodore Agnew: Business and Finance\Businessperson
- Spiro Theodore Agnew: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Spiro Theodore Agnew: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
- Spiro Theodore Agnew: Politics and Government\Government official
- Spiro Theodore Agnew: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
- Spiro Theodore Agnew: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Maryland
- Spiro Theodore Agnew: Military and Intelligence\Army
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC194
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4de1522e1-19bd-4ea6-95bd-a26f4a8e444a
