Dorothea Lynde Dix
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Object Details
- Artist
- Unidentified Artist
- Sitter
- Dorothea Lynde Dix, 4 Apr 1802 - 18 Jul 1887
- Exhibition Label
- Born Hampden, Maine
- In 1841, teacher, humanitarian, and reformer Dorothea Dix launched a vigorous campaign to secure humane treatment for those living with mental illness. At a time when these individuals were more often imprisoned and abused than cared for and treated, Dix became a tireless advocate for their welfare. Personally investigating the “cages, cellars, stalls, [and] pens” in which they were confined and reported her findings in speeches and articles, as well as in the petitions she submitted to lawmakers. Thanks to her efforts, such institutions were greatly expanded and improved.
- Nacida en Hampden, Maine
- En 1841, la maestra, humanitaria y reformista Dorothea Dix lanzó una vigorosa campaña por el trato compasivo de los que vivían con enfermedades mentales. En tiempos en que lo común era confinar y maltratar a estas personas, en vez de darles cuidado y tratamiento, Dix fue una defensora incansable de su bienestar. Investigó personalmente las “jaulas, sótanos, cubículos [y] corrales” donde se les recluía y divulgó sus hallazgos en conferencias, artículos y peticiones a los legisladores. Gracias a sus esfuerzos, se lograron notables mejoras y ampliaciones en dichas instituciones.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- c. 1849
- Object number
- NPG.77.261
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Half-plate daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- Image/Sight: 12.1 × 8.9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2")
- Mat (brass): 14 × 10.9 cm (5 1/2 × 4 5/16")
- Case open: 15.4 × 24.7 × 1.3 cm (6 1/16 × 9 3/4 × 1/2")
- Case closed: 15.4 × 12.3 × 2 cm (6 1/16 × 4 13/16 × 13/16")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior
- Printed Material\Book
- Costume\Jewelry\Ring
- Printed Material\Document
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill
- Container\Inkwell
- Cased object
- Dorothea Lynde Dix: Female
- Dorothea Lynde Dix: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist
- Dorothea Lynde Dix: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian
- Dorothea Lynde Dix: Medicine and Health\Nurse
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.77.261
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm450453c3b-6af5-4046-ae0a-f105b4dbc4b0
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