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Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody, 17th Commanding General, Army Materiel Command, 2008-2012, The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
An-My Lê, born 1960
Sitter
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody, born 14 Jan 1953
Associated Person
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885
William Tecumseh Sherman, 8 Feb 1820 - 14 Feb 1891
Exhibition Label
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody (born 1953, Fort Belvoir, Virginia) “didn’t initially understand all the fuss” when President George W. Bush nominated her as the commanding general of Army Materiel Command in 2008. Recognized as one of the military’s “premier logisticians,” she would be entrusted with managing the army’s global supply chain, with its $60 billion budget and over 69,000 people serving in over seventy countries. Upon confirmation, Dunwoody became the first female four-star general in the U.S. military.
Having grown up in a military family with a long history of service, General Dunwoody earned her commission as a quartermaster officer in 1975. She went on to serve at every level of command, earning numerous awards. After her retirement in 2012, Dunwoody began sharing the leadership acumen she developed over thirty-eight years of service with a broader public; her autobiography, A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America’s First Female Four-Star General, was published in 2015.
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody (n. 1953, Fort Belvoir, Virginia) “al principio no entendía el aspaviento” cuando el presidente George W. Bush la nominó para comandante general del Comando de Material del Ejército en 2008. Siendo una de las “principales expertas en logística”, administraría la cadena internacional de suministros del ejército, con un presupuesto de $60,000 millones y más de 69,000 personas en unos 70 países. Tras su confirmación, Dunwoody fue la primera mujer general de cuatro estrellas en las fuerzas armadas de EE.UU.
Proveniente de una familia de militares de larga trayectoria, la general Dunwoody obtuvo el cargo de oficial intendente en 1975. Luego fue sirviendo en todos los niveles de mando y acumuló numerosas condecoraciones. Después de su retiro en 2012, empezó a compartir las destrezas de liderazgo que había desarrollado en sus 38 años de servicio con un público más amplio; su autobiografía, Un estándar superior: Estrategias de liderazgo de la primera mujer general de cuatro estrellas en EE.UU., se publicó en 2015.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through partial Federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
2019 (printed 2021)
Object number
NPG.2022.148.2
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© An-My Lê
Type
Photograph
Medium
Inkjet print
Dimensions
Image: 76.3 × 101.7 cm (30 1/16 × 40 1/16")
Sheet: 89.4 × 111.9 cm (35 3/16 × 44 1/16")
Place
United States\Virginia\Arlington\Arlington
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Location
Currently not on view
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Interior
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Artwork\Painting
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Art implements\Frame
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody: Female
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.2022.148.2
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c62d4996-10e1-456c-8987-e35dddd8fd9b
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