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Frances Arnold

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Katy Grannan, born 1969
Sitter
Frances H. Arnold, born 25 Jul 1956
Exhibition Label
Born Edgewood, Pennsylvania
Frances Arnold is the first American woman to have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2018). She is the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, and the Director of the Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center at the California Institute of Technology, where she has been a faculty member since 1986. At Caltech, she has pioneered methods of directed protein evolution that are used to make proteins for applications in alternative energy, chemicals, and medicine. Additionally, Arnold has co-founded three companies in order to magnify the impact of her methods.
Arnold has been elected to all three National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In 2013, President Obama awarded her the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and in 2021, she was appointed by President Biden to serve as co-chair of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology.
This likeness of Arnold was created by Katy Grannan, who is known for her portraits and editorial work for the New York Times and other publications.
Nacida en Edgewood, Pensilvania
Frances Arnold es la primera mujer estadounidense que ha ganado del Premio Nobel de Química (2018). Es titular de la Cátedra Linus Pauling en Ingeniería Química, Bioingeniería y Bioquímica, y dirige el Centro de Bioingeniería Donna y Benjamin M. Rosen en el California Institute of Technology (Caltech), donde ha sido profesora desde 1986. En Caltech ha desarrollado técnicas de evolución dirigida de proteínas que se han aplicado al desarrollo de energía alternativa, compuestos químicos y medicamentos. También ha cofundado tres compañías para ampliar el impacto de sus métodos.
Arnold ha sido elegida miembro de las tres Academias Nacionales de Ciencias, Ingeniería y Medicina. En 2013 el presidente Barack Obama le otorgó la Medalla Nacional de Tecnología e Innovación y en 2021 el presidente Biden la designó codirectora del Consejo Presidencial de Asesores en Ciencia y Tecnología.
Esta imagen de Arnold fue creada por Katy Grannan, conocida por sus retratos y trabajo editorial para el New York Times y otras publicaciones.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the Marc Pachter Commissioning Fund
2018
Object number
NPG.2019.110.1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Katy Grannan
Type
Photograph
Medium
Inkjet print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 97.8 × 73.8 cm (38 1/2 × 29 1/16")
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location
Currently not on view
Title
Dr. Frances Arnold
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Exterior
Frances H. Arnold: Female
Frances H. Arnold: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
Frances H. Arnold: Nobel Prize
Frances H. Arnold: Portrait of a Nation
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.2019.110.1
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45db806d4-86ac-473b-ba39-a6c85c671419

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