Earl Warren
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Object Details
- Artist
- Emil Jean Kosa, Jr., 1903 - 1968
- Sitter
- Earl Warren, 19 Mar 1891 - 9 Jul 1974
- Exhibition Label
- Born Los Angeles, California
- During a long career as attorney general and governor of California, and then as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Earl Warren profoundly changed his views on race. In the 1920s, he was a member of a number of nativist organizations and showed a particular hostility toward Asian Americans. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, he enthusiastically supported the internment of Japanese Americans. Then, as governor (1943–53), he surprised Californians by becoming a progressive Republican. President Dwight Eisenhower appointed Warren as Chief Justice in 1953, expecting a moderate on such issues as race. But in the Court’s historic 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education, Warren placed himself in the vanguard of those fighting for racial equality. Writing for the Court, he declared, “In the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.”
- Nacido en Los Ángeles, California
- En el curso de una larga carrera como fiscal general y gobernador de California, y más tarde como juez presidente del Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos, Earl Warren cambió profundamente su opinión sobre la problemática racial. En la década de 1920 perteneció a varias organizaciones nativistas y sentía una hostilidad particular hacia los asiáticoamericanos. Después del ataque a Pearl Harbor en diciembre de 1941, apoyó con entusiasmo el confinamiento de las personas de origen japonés residentes en Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, siendo gobernador (1943–53), sorprendió a los californianos al convertirse en un republicano progresista. El presidente Dwight Eisenhower lo nombró juez presidente en 1953, esperando de él una postura moderada en asuntos como la desigualdad racial. No obstante, con la histórica decisión de 1954 sobre el caso Brown vs. Junta de Educación, Warren se situó a la vanguardia de la lucha por la igualdad racial. Al escribir la opinión del tribunal, declaró: “En el campo de la educación pública no tiene cabida la doctrina de ‘separados pero iguales’. Las instituciones docentes separadas son intrínsecamente desiguales”.
- Provenance
- The artist; his estate; The Fuller Foundation, Pasadena, Calif.; sold through (Richard Neville, Huntington Beach, Calif.); purchased 1997 NPG
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1963
- Object number
- NPG.97.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 125.1 x 97.8cm (49 1/4 x 38 1/2")
- Frame: 146.1 x 118.1 x 7.6cm (57 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 3")
- Place
- United States\California\Los Angeles\Los Angeles
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair
- Interior\Office
- Artwork\Painting\Landscape
- Earl Warren: Male
- Earl Warren: Politics and Government\Governor\California
- Earl Warren: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
- Earl Warren: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Earl Warren: Politics and Government\State Attorney General\California
- Earl Warren: Politics and Government\District attorney
- Earl Warren: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.97.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4629ce759-3633-4923-99ce-bbbb237b3a4b
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