Africa, A Political Jungle
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Object Details
- Artist
- Edward Sorel, born 1929
- Sitter
- Fidel Castro, 13 Aug 1926 - 26 Nov 2016
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, 19 Dec 1906 - Nov 1982
- James Earl Carter, Jr., born 1 Oct 1924
- Valery Giscard D'Estaing, 2 Feb 1926 - 2 Dec 2020
- 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
- 1978
- Object number
- NPG.82.TC74
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Edward Sorel
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Gouache, ink and graphite pencil on paper on artist board
- Dimensions
- 48.5 x 36cm (19 1/8 x 14 3/16")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Symbols & Motifs\Medal
- Costume\Headgear\Military
- Exterior
- Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar
- Printed Material\Book\Bible
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat\Lion
- Costume\Headgear\Hat\Safari
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Male
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Communist Party Chairman
- Fidel Castro: Male
- Fidel Castro: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary
- Fidel Castro: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President\Cuba
- Fidel Castro: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Premier\Cuba
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Male
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Literature\Writer
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\President of US
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\Governor\Georgia
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Charity administrator\Charity founder
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\State Senator\Georgia
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Nobel Prize
- James Earl Carter, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Valery Giscard D'Estaing: Male
- Valery Giscard D'Estaing: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President\France
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.82.TC74
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48d7897ee-56c2-4e64-b603-88cd1dea3c1d
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