Jimmy in the Lions' Den
Object Details
- Artist
- Edward Sorel, born 1929
- Sitter
- Menachem Begin, 16 Aug 1913 - Mar 1992
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, 19 Dec 1906 - Nov 1982
- James Earl Carter, Jr., 1 Oct 1924 - 29 Dec 2024
- Hua Kuo-feng, 1920 - 20 Aug 2008
- Anwar Sadat, 25 Dec 1918 - 6 Oct 1981
- Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt, 23 Dec 1918 - 10 Nov 2015
- Collection Description
- In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped the United States, and the Time Collection—featuring prominent international figures and events—enriches our understanding of the United States in a global context.
- En 1978, la revista Time donó a la National Portrait Gallery cerca de 800 obras de arte originales creadas para sus portadas. Nuestro museo se dedica a narrar la historia de figuras que han contribuido a forjar el desarrollo de Estados Unidos, y es así que la Colección Time, que incluye retratos de importantes personalidades internacionales, nos ayuda a comprender mejor a nuestra nación en un contexto global.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
- 1977
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC468
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Edward Sorel
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Watercolor and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Other: 50.8 x 38.1cm (20 x 15")
- Frame: 76.8 x 61.3 x 2.9cm (30 1/4 x 24 1/8 x 1 1/8")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Military
- Nature & Environment\Clouds
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Caricature
- Nature & Environment\Bone
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat\Lion
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat\Lion
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Male
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Communist Party Chairman
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Male
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Business and Finance\Natural resources commerce\Agriculturist\Farmer
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Georgia
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Humanitarian\Charity administrator\Charity founder
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Georgia
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Nobel Prize
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Male
- Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
- Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Pianist
- Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Chancellor of Germany
- Menachem Begin: Male
- Menachem Begin: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Prime Minister\Israel
- Menachem Begin: Nobel Prize
- Anwar Sadat: Male
- Anwar Sadat: Nobel Prize
- Anwar Sadat: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President\Egypt
- Anwar Sadat: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Anwar Sadat: Politics and Government\Political prisoner
- Hua Kuo-feng: Male
- Hua Kuo-feng: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Prime Minister
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC468
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm423c8d200-9bbf-47c9-8f68-3b24b0533d14
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