Object Details
Artist
Robert Clark Templeton, 11 May 1929 - 16 Jul 1991
Sitter
Rosalynn Smith Carter, 18 Aug 1927 - 19 Nov 2023
Exhibition Label
Born Plains, Georgia
First Lady 1977–1981
A strong advocate of social welfare programs, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter brought voters’ concerns about mental health care with her to the White House in 1977. In addition to serving as honorary chair of the President’s Commission on Mental Health, Carter attended cabinet meetings so that she could offer informed answers to the questions she received at public appearances. In 1982, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter founded the Carter Center. Since 1984, the annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project with Habitat for Humanity has built and renovated houses in the United States and abroad. Today these homes stand as the physical embodiments of the Carters’ humanitarian principles. Shortly before Jimmy Carter was elected president in 1976, artist Robert Clark Templeton sketched Rosalynn Carter from two different angles, suggesting her multifaceted character and interests. Templeton’s 1980 portrait of President Jimmy Carter is also in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Nacida en Plains, Georgia
Primera dama 1977–1981
Firme defensora de los programas de bienestar social, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter llevó a la Casa Blanca en 1977 las inquietudes de los votantes respecto al cuidado de la salud mental. Además de ser directora honoraria de la Comisión Presidencial de Salud Mental, Carter asistía a las reuniones del gabinete para poder dar respuestas informadas en sus presentaciones públicas. En 1982 los esposos Carter fundaron el Centro Carter. Cada año desde 1984, el Proyecto de Obras Jimmy y Rosalyn Carter, junto con Hábitat para la Humanidad, ha construido y renovado casas en Estados Unidos y el extranjero. Hoy estos hogares son testimonio de los principios humanitarios de los Carter. Poco después de que Jimmy Carter fuera electo presidente en 1976, Robert Clark Templeton dibujó a Rosalynn Carter desde dos ángulos distintos, aludiendo a la pluralidad de su carácter e intereses. Su retrato del presidente Carter (1980) también está en la colección de la National Portrait Gallery.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; donated by Mark, Kevin, and Tim Templeton, sons of the artist
Date
1976
Object number
NPG.2013.70
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© 1976, Templeton Collection
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pastel on illustration board
Dimensions
Image: 62.7 × 48.3 cm (24 11/16 × 19")
Sheet: 64.8 × 49.8 cm (25 1/2 × 19 5/8")
Frame: 83.8 × 68.3 × 4.8 cm (33 × 26 7/8 × 1 7/8")
Place
United States\Georgia\Fulton\Atlanta
See more items in
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Scarf
Rosalynn Smith Carter: Female
Rosalynn Smith Carter: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
Rosalynn Smith Carter: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
Rosalynn Smith Carter: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.2013.70