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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Object Details

Artist

Arthur Ellis, 1912 - 3 Feb 1989

Sitter

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 11 Oct 1884 - 7 Nov 1962

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Estate of Frederica Ellis, wife of Arthur J. Ellis) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.

Date

1956

Object number

NPG.2019.46

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 34.3 × 29.8 cm (13 1/2 × 11 3/4")
Sheet: 35.6 × 28.4 cm (14 × 11 3/16")
Mat: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16")

Place

United States\District of Columbia\Washington

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp
Costume\Jewelry\Pin
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Female
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Activist
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Humanitarian
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42f176611-7052-4c12-84e2-b020cb0d2681

Record ID

npg_NPG.2019.46

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Black and white photo of Eleanor Roosevelt smiling and holding a pen.

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

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