Asa Philip Randolph
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Object Details
- Artist
- Ernest Hamlin Baker, 1889 - 1975
- Sitter
- Asa Philip Randolph, 15 Apr 1889 - 16 Mar 1979
- Exhibition Label
- Born Crescent City, Florida
- Civil rights activist A. Philip Randolph waged a lifelong battle for the economic empowerment of African Americans. In 1925, he accepted the challenge of organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters—the first black labor union chartered by the American Federation of Labor. Continuing his advocacy for African American workers, Randolph called for a march on Washington in 1941 to protest the exclusion of blacks from defense industry jobs. He canceled that march only after President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) signed an order mandating an end to discriminatory practices by government contractors. Following World War II, Randolph led the effort to desegregate the nation’s armed forces and waged a civil disobedience campaign against the draft until President Harry Truman (1884–1972) ordered an end to segregation in the military in 1948. Randolph crowned his career in 1963 by helping to organize the celebrated March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
- Nacido en Crescent City, Florida
- El activista pro derechos civiles A. Philip Randolph libró toda su vida una batalla por el avance económico de los afroamericanos. En 1925 aceptó el reto de organizar la Hermandad de Maleteros de Coches-Cama, primer sindicato afroamericano con carta estatutaria de la Federación Estadounidense del Trabajo. Continuando su apoyo a los obreros negros, Randolph convocó a una marcha hacia Washington en 1941 para protestar por la práctica de excluir a los afroamericanos de los empleos en la industria armamentista. Randolph solo canceló la marcha después de que el presidente Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) firmara una orden que decretaba el fin de las prácticas discriminatorias entre los contratistas del gobierno. Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Randolph encabezó la lucha por la abolición de la segregación racial en las fuerzas armadas y condujo una campaña de desobediencia civil contra el servicio militar obligatorio hasta que el presidente Harry Truman (1884–1972) ordenó el fin de la segregación en el ámbito militar en 1948. Randolph coronó su carrera en 1963 ayudando a organizar la célebre Marcha a Washington por el Trabajo y la Libertad.
- 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
- c. 1945
- Object number
- NPG.96.TC5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Watercolor and gouache on illustration board
- Dimensions
- Image: 25.9 x 23.2cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/8")
- Sheet: 28.9 x 26cm (11 3/8 x 10 1/4")
- Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bed
- Equipment\Ladder
- Interior\Vehicle\Train
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
- Asa Philip Randolph: Male
- Asa Philip Randolph: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher
- Asa Philip Randolph: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
- Asa Philip Randolph: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Labor leader
- Asa Philip Randolph: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
- Asa Philip Randolph: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.96.TC5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c5fb2baa-c294-4ed5-8bdc-a6e9f06b336b
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