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Artist:
Douglas Granville Chandor, 20 Aug 1897 - 13 Jan 1953  Search this
Sitter:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945  Search this
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, 30 Nov 1874 - 24 Jan 1965  Search this
Joseph Stalin, 21 Dec 1879 - Mar 1953  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 110.5 x 90.2cm (43 1/2 x 35 1/2")
Frame: 136.2 x 115.9 x 7.6cm (53 5/8 x 45 5/8 x 3")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1945
Exhibition Label:
Thirty-second president, 1933–1945
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose presidency began in the throes of the Great Depression, led the United States out of its devastating financial crisis. During his first few months in office, he established the New Deal—a set of ambitious government programs that supported public works projects, put forth banking and business regulations, and offered other forms of federal relief. After the United States entered World War II in 1941, he decided to seek a third term, pointing out that one should never change horses in midstream. In the diplomatic summits with Britain’s Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin, Roosevelt not only prosecuted the war but helped lay the groundwork for the postwar world.
In March 1945, Douglas Chandor spent several days at the White House, where he made sketches for a group portrait of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to mark their conference the previous month at Yalta, a resort on the Black Sea. The artist wished the painting to be “a conversation about peace,” but it was never realized because Stalin refused to sit for the portrait. Chandor included the composition for the painting on this canvas, along with studies of Roosevelt’s hands.
32do presidente, 1933–1945
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, cuya presidencia comenzó en el caos de la Gran Depresión, guio a
Estados Unidos hacia la resolución de su devastadora crisis financiera. Durante sus primeros meses en el cargo, estableció el New Deal, una serie de ambiciosos programas gubernamentales que financiaban proyectos de construcción pública, establecían normas regulatorias para los bancos y las empresas, y ofrecían otros tipos de asistencia federal. Después de que Estados Unidos entrara en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en 1941, Roosevelt decidió postularse por tercera vez, señalando que no se debía cambiar de comandante en mitad de la batalla. En las reuniones de mandatarios con Winston Churchill, de Gran Bretaña, y Josef Stalin, de la Unión Soviética, Roosevelt no solo se ocupaba de los asuntos bélicos, sino también contribuyó a sentar las bases para el mundo de la posguerra.
En marzo de 1945, Douglas Chandor pasó varios días en la Casa Blanca, donde hizo bocetos para un retrato grupal de Roosevelt, Churchill y Stalin que conmemoraría la conferencia del mes anterior en Yalta, un sitio vacacional a orillas del Mar Negro. El artista quería que la pintura fuera “una conversación sobre la paz”, pero nunca llegó a realizarse porque Stalin se negó a posar para el retrato. Chandor incluyó aquella composición en esta pintura. El cuadro también contiene estudios de las manos de Roosevelt..
Provenance:
The artist; his wife Mrs. Douglas Chandor, Weatherford, Texas; purchased 1968 by NPG.
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pencil  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Cape  Search this
Preparatory sketch  Search this
Joseph Stalin: Male  Search this
Joseph Stalin: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this
Joseph Stalin: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Dictator  Search this
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Male  Search this
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Literature\Writer  Search this
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Prime Minister\Great Britain  Search this
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Nobel Prize  Search this
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.68.49
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
America's Presidents (Reinstallation September 2017)
On View:
NPG, West Gallery 210
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f53c3181-5126-4800-a5f1-ff042d2b92ca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.68.49