Object Details
Artist
Michael Arthur Worden Evans, 1944 - 1 Dec 2005
Sitter
Bob Dole, 22 Jul 1923 - 5 Dec 2021
Exhibition Label
Born Russell, Kansas
When President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26, 1990, Senator Robert Dole hailed the enactment of this historic civil rights legislation. His commitment to the ADA and its goal of ending “the unjustified segregation and exclusion of persons with disabilities from the mainstream of American life,” was rooted in personal experience. While serving with the army during World War II, Dole suffered catastrophic injuries that left him without the use of his right arm. Thereafter, he identified with the disability community. During his tenure in the U.S. Senate (1969–96), Dole supported a number of key pieces of disabilities rights legislation. Among these was the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination “on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment, and in the employment practices of federal contractors.”
Nacido en Russell, Kansas
Cuando el presidente George H. W. Bush firmó la Ley de Personas con Discapacidades (ADA) el 26 de julio de 1990, el senador Robert Dole elogió la promulgación de esta histórica ley pro derechos civiles. Su firme apoyo a la ADA y la meta de acabar con “la injustificada segregación y exclusión de las personas discapacitadas en el seno de la vida estadounidense” tenía motivos personales. Cuando sirvió en la 2da Guerra Mundial, Dole sufrió heridas devastadoras que le inutilizaron el brazo derecho. Desde entonces se identificó con la comunidad discapacitada. Durante su término en el Senado de la nación (1969–96), Dole apoyó numerosas medidas legisla- tivas clave a favor de los derechos de los discapa- citados. Entre ellas estuvo la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, que prohíbe la discriminación “por razones de discapacidad en programas implementados por agencias federales, programas que reciban financia- miento federal, empleos federales y prácticas de empleo de contratistas federales”.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Portrait Project, Inc.
Date
c. 1984
Object number
NPG.92.209
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 55.8cm x 45.2cm (21 15/16" x 17 13/16")
Sheet: 60.6cm x 50.6cm (23 7/8" x 19 15/16")
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Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen
Bob Dole: Male
Bob Dole: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Bob Dole: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Majority Leader
Bob Dole: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Kansas
Bob Dole: Military and Intelligence\Officer
Bob Dole: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Kansas
Bob Dole: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.92.209