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Fannie Hurst

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Lotte Jacobi, 17 Aug 1896 - 6 May 1990

Sitter

Fannie Hurst, 19 Oct 1885 - 23 Feb 1968

Exhibition Label

Born Hamilton, Ohio
In bestselling novels such as Lummox (1923), Imitation of Life (1932), and Back Street (1935), writer Fannie Hurst explored the struggles faced by middle-and working-class women. Her poignant stories were so popular that many were made into motion pictures. A staunch advocate for women’s equality, Hurst endorsed a married woman’s right to keep her own name and maintain her independence. She championed the New Deal’s social welfare policies, supported organized labor, and raised money to aid refugees from Nazi Germany. In March 1958, as the host of the television talk show Showcase, Hurst moderated a groundbreaking discussion with expert panelists on the topic of male homosexuality. A second installment of the program was canceled at the last minute when the station deemed the subject “a little premature.” Later that year, Hurst addressed the fifth annual convention of the Mattachine Society—one of the nation’s first gay rights organizations.
Nacida en Hamilton, Ohio
En sus populares novelas, tales como Lummox (1923), Imitation of Life (1932) y Back Street (1935), la escritora Fannie Hurst exploró las luchas de las mujeres de clase media y obrera. Sus conmovedores relatos tuvieron tanto éxito que fueron llevados al cine. Ardiente defensora de la igualdad femenina, Hurst defendió el derecho de las mujeres casadas a conservar su apellido y a mantener su indepen-
dencia. Además, luchó por las políticas de bienestar social del New Deal, apoyó el sindicalismo y recaudó fondos para ayudar a los refugiados que llegaban de la Alemania nazi. En marzo de 1958, como anfitriona del programa televisivo de entrevistas Showcase, Hurst moderó una discusión pionera con un panel de expertos sobre el tema de la homosexualidad. La estación canceló a última hora un segundo programa, estimando que la conversación era “un poco prematura”. Más tarde ese mismo año, Hurst pronunció un mensaje en la quinta convención anual de la Mattachine Society, una de las primeras organizaciones de derechos gays en el país.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1946

Object number

NPG.87.149

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Lotte Jacobi Archive/University of New Hampshire

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 25.6 × 20.7 cm (10 1/16 × 8 1/8")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 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

Interior
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Nature & Environment\Plant
Costume\Headgear\Veil
Personal Attribute\Teeth
Fannie Hurst: Female
Fannie Hurst: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
Fannie Hurst: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Playwright
Fannie Hurst: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4763529ac-6a4c-432b-883e-61071d46fc09

Record ID

npg_NPG.87.149

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