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Daniel Ken Inouye

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Object Details

Artist

Richard Avedon, 15 May 1923 - 1 Oct 2004

Sitter

Daniel Ken Inouye, 7 Sep 1924 - 17 Dec 2012

Exhibition Label

Born Honolulu, Hawai‘i
A lifelong “champion of civil rights and civil liberties,” Daniel Inouye was the first Japanese American elected to Congress (1959). In 1963 he advanced to the U.S. Senate, where he supported progressive legislation including the landmark Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965).
Under Inouye’s leadership (1976–77), the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence authored a new charter to safeguard the civil rights of American citizens by establishing rules for counterintelligence operations within the United States. Inouye’s personal experience with racism informed his advocacy for the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which acknowledged the “grave injustice” done to Japanese Americans during World War II and funded reparations for those formerly detained in incarceration camps or their heirs. A highly decorated veteran who lost his right arm in combat during World War II, Inouye was also a key supporter of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990).
Nacido en Honolulu, Hawái
Daniel Inouye, “paladín de los derechos y las libertades civiles” durante su vida, fue el primer japonés-americano electo para el Congreso (1959). En 1963 avanzó al Senado, donde apoyó leyes progresistas como la Ley de Derechos Civiles (1964) y la Ley de Derecho al Voto (1965).
Bajo su liderato (1976–77), el Comité Especial de Inteligencia del Senado creó nuevos estatutos para proteger los derechos civiles de los estadounidenses, regulando las operaciones de contraespionaje dentro del país. Su experiencia personal con el racism lo motivó a apoyar la Ley de Libertades Civiles de 1988, que reconocía la “grave injusticia” perpetrada contra los japoneses-americanos en la II Guerra Mundial y proveía fondos para indemnizar a los que fueron detenidos en campos de internamiento o sus herederos. Inouye, quien perdió el brazo derecho en combate durante la II Guerra Mundial, fue un veterano condecorado y defensor de la Ley para Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (1990).

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; this acquisition was made possible by generous contributions from Jeane W. Austin and the James Smithson Society

Date

July 14, 1976

Object number

NPG.89.83.29

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© The Richard Avedon Foundation

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 25.6 × 20.3 cm (10 1/16 × 8")
Sheet: 35.7 × 27.8 cm (14 1/16 × 10 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")

Place

United States\New York\Kings\New York

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Daniel Ken Inouye: Male
Daniel Ken Inouye: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Daniel Ken Inouye: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
Daniel Ken Inouye: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Hawaii
Daniel Ken Inouye: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Hawaii
Daniel Ken Inouye: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Hawaii
Daniel Ken Inouye: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Hawaii
Daniel Ken Inouye: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Daniel Ken Inouye: Military award\Medal of Honor
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4814e2140-da04-474a-b228-98841a1011a1

Record ID

npg_NPG.89.83.29

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