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Artist:
Douglas Granville Chandor, 20 Aug 1897 - 13 Jan 1953  Search this
Sitter:
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 11 Oct 1884 - 7 Nov 1962  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 123.7 × 95.4 cm (48 11/16 × 37 9/16")
Frame: 140.7 × 112.9 cm (55 3/8 × 44 7/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1949
Exhibition Label:
Born New York City
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born into an old family of great wealth (she was the favorite niece of President Theodore Roosevelt), but she was remarkably sensitive to the concerns of the underprivileged. Arguing that dignity came from within, she is credited with the saying “Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” After her husband’s death in 1945, which came just months after his re-election to an unprecedented fourth term, she became the chairperson of the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission. Her work on the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights led many to hail her as the “First Lady of the World.”
Painter Douglas Chandor captured the many sides of the former first lady’s personality in this multipleimage portrait. Made at his studio in New York City, it is inscribed by the sitter in the upper right corner: “A trial made pleasant by the painter. Eleanor Roosevelt.”
Nacida en la ciudad de Nueva York
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt nació en una antigua y acaudalada familia (era la sobrina favorita del presidente Theodore Roosevelt), pero tenía una gran sensibilidad ante los problemas de los necesitados. Sostenía que la dignidad viene del interior de la persona, y se le atribuye la frase: “Recuerda que nadie puede hacerte sentir inferior sin tu permiso”. Tras la muerte de su esposo en 1945, a pocos meses de ser elegido a un inédito cuarto término presidencial, ella pasó a dirigir la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas. Por su trabajo en los artículos de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos fue aclamada como “primera dama del mundo”.
El pintor Douglas Chandor captó las varias facetas de la ex primera dama en este retrato de múltiples imágenes, hecho en su estudio de Nueva York. Lleva una inscripción de la modelo en la esquina superior derecha: “Un sacrificio que el pintor hizo agradable. Eleanor Roosevelt”.
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Brooch  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Watch  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pencil  Search this
Equipment\Textile Working\Needlework\Knitting  Search this
Equipment\Textile Working\Needlework\Sewing\Needle  Search this
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Female  Search this
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Literature\Writer  Search this
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist  Search this
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US  Search this
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The White House
Object number:
965.578.1 WH
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_965.578.1_WH