Chiang Kai-Shek and Madame Chiang
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Object Details
- Artist
- Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948
- Sitter
- Chiang Kai-shek, 31 Oct 1887 - 5 Apr 1975
- Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, 5 Mar 1898 - 24 Oct 2003
- 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 Muriel Woolf Hobson
- 1937
- Object number
- NPG.86.TC79
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 101.5cm x 76.2cm (39 15/16" x 30"), Accurate
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Hat
- Nature & Environment\Clouds
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
- Architecture\Balustrade
- Architecture\Column
- Mme. Chiang Kai-shek: Female
- Chiang Kai-shek: Male
- Chiang Kai-shek: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.86.TC79
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a6ed3d9a-90dd-4a0f-b63e-50b1506a5fe9
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