Inauguration of FDR
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- Artist
- Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957
- Sitter
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945
- Charles Evans Hughes, 11 Apr 1862 - 27 Aug 1948
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 11 Oct 1884 - 7 Nov 1962
- John Nance Garner, 22 Nov 1868 - 7 Nov 1967
- Herbert Clark Hoover, 10 Aug 1874 - 20 Oct 1964
- Lou Henry Hoover, 29 Mar 1874 - 7 Jan 1944
- Charles Curtis, 25 Jan 1860 - 8 Feb 1936
- Alfred Emanuel Smith, 30 Dec 1873 - 4 Oct 1944
- James Aloysius Farley, 30 May 1888 - 9 Jun 1976
- Raymond Charles Moley, 27 Sep 1886 - 18 Feb 1975
- Louis McHenry Howe, 1871 - 1936
- Joseph Taylor Robinson, 26 Aug 1872 - 14 Jul 1937
- Bernard Mannes Baruch, 19 Aug 1870 - 20 Jun 1965
- Owen D. Young, 1874 - 1962
- William Gibbs McAdoo, 31 Oct 1863 - 1 Feb 1941
- Albert Cabell Ritchie, 1876 - 1936
- Claude Augustus Swanson, 31 Mar 1862 - 07 Jul 1939
- Byron Patton Harrison, 29 Aug 1881 - 22 Jun 1941
- Herbert Henry Lerman, 1878 - 1963
- Thomas James Walsh, 12 Jun 1849 - 2 Mar 1933
- John William Davis, 13 Apr 1873 - 25 Mar 1955
- Carter Glass, 4 Jan 1858 - 28 May 1946
- Norman H. Davis, 1878 - 1944
- Newton Diehl Baker, 3 Dec 1871 - 25 Dec 1937
- Henry Lewis Stimson, 21 Sep 1867 - 20 Oct 1950
- Andrew William Mellon, 24 Mar 1855 - 26 Aug 1937
- Ogden Livingston Mills, 23 Aug 1884 - 11 Oct 1937
- John Pierpont Morgan, Jr., 7 Sep 1867 - 13 Mar 1943
- Paul Claudel, 1868 - 1955
- Sir Ronald Lindsay, 1875 - 1975?
- Mark Sullivan, 1874 - 1952
- Walter Lippmann, 23 Sep 1889 - Dec 1974
- John Joseph Pershing, 13 Sep 1860 - 15 Jul 1948
- Exhibition Label
- With the exception of Abraham Lincoln, no president has ever taken office against a darker backdrop than Franklin D. Roosevelt did on March 4, 1933. With banks failing and unemployment at 28 percent, a total national collapse seemed possible, and the day’s gray weather only reinforced the bleak mood. The carefully chosen words of Roosevelt’s inaugural speech, however, briefly lifted the gloom, and when he broke into a confident smile at the close, the crowd cheered in relief. The optimism of that moment grew in the coming months as Roosevelt’s New Dealers launched a series of innovative measures to end the Great Depression.
- Mexican caricaturist Miguel Covarrubias produced this rendering of Roosevelt’s inauguration for Vanity Fair, which billed it as a panorama of “magnificos, diplomats, and military commanders.” In the lower right is the doleful “Forgotten Man,” wearing a sandwich board—a grim reminder of the country’s dire straits.
- Excepto Abraham Lincoln, ningún presidente había asumido el cargo con un país en condiciones tan nefastas como las que enfrentó Franklin D. Roosevelt el 4 de marzo de 1933. Con los bancos en quiebra y una tasa de desempleo del 28 por ciento, la posibilidad de un derrumbe nacional era real, y el día nublado contribuía a ensombrecer los ánimos. Sin embargo, el cuidadoso fraseo del discurso inaugural logró mitigar la pesadumbre brevemente. Al final del mensaje, el presidente desplegó una sonrisa llena de confianza y el público lo vitoreó con alivio. El optimismo de ese momento creció en los meses siguientes con la implantación de las medidas innovadoras del New Deal, dirigidas a poner fin a la Gran Depresión.
- El caricaturista mexicano Miguel Covarrubias produjo esta imagen de la toma de posesión de Roosevelt para la revista Vanity Fair, que describió el evento como un panorama de “magníficos, diplomáticos y líderes militares”. En la parte inferior derecha se ve al afligido “hombre olvidado” con un panel-sándwich, un triste recordatorio de la terrible situación del país.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1933
- Object number
- NPG.82.43
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- Medium
- Color halftone on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 34.2 × 48.3 cm (13 7/16 × 19")
- Sheet: 54.5 × 61.3 cm (21 7/16 × 24 1/8")
- Mat (Verified): 72.4 × 76.2 cm (28 1/2 × 30")
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- Illustration
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- Alfred Emanuel Smith: Male
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- Alfred Emanuel Smith: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Company president
- Herbert Clark Hoover: Male
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- Albert Cabell Ritchie: Male
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- Norman H. Davis: Male
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- Charles Evans Hughes: Male
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- Claude Augustus Swanson: Male
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- Byron Patton Harrison: Male
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- Walter Lippmann: Male
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- Walter Lippmann: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
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- Walter Lippmann: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Raymond Charles Moley: Male
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- Louis McHenry Howe: Male
- Louis McHenry Howe: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
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- Owen D. Young: Male
- Herbert Henry Lerman: Male
- Thomas James Walsh: Male
- Thomas James Walsh: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Thomas James Walsh: Politics and Government\US Senator\Montana
- Paul Claudel: Male
- Sir Ronald Lindsay: Male
- Mark Sullivan: Male
- Mark Sullivan: Literature\Writer
- James Aloysius Farley: Male
- James Aloysius Farley: Business and Finance\Businessperson
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- James Aloysius Farley: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General
- James Aloysius Farley: Politics and Government\Campaign director
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Male
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Literature\Writer
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Politics and Government\Government official\Presidential Advisor
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Business and Finance\Economist
- Newton Diehl Baker: Male
- Newton Diehl Baker: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Newton Diehl Baker: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
- Newton Diehl Baker: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Cleveland, OH
- William Gibbs McAdoo: Male
- William Gibbs McAdoo: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- William Gibbs McAdoo: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- William Gibbs McAdoo: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
- William Gibbs McAdoo: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
- William Gibbs McAdoo: Politics and Government\US Senator\California
- Andrew William Mellon: Male
- Andrew William Mellon: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
- Andrew William Mellon: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador
- Andrew William Mellon: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier
- Andrew William Mellon: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts
- Andrew William Mellon: Visual Arts\Art collector
- Andrew William Mellon: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist
- Carter Glass: Male
- Carter Glass: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
- Carter Glass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
- Carter Glass: Politics and Government\US Senator\Virginia
- Carter Glass: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Virginia
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Female
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Literature\Writer
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian
- John Joseph Pershing: Male
- John Joseph Pershing: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
- John Joseph Pershing: Pulitzer Prize
- John Joseph Pershing: Congressional Gold Medal
- Charles Curtis: Male
- Charles Curtis: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Charles Curtis: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
- Charles Curtis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kansas
- Charles Curtis: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Equestrian\Jockey
- Charles Curtis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Kansas
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Henry Lewis Stimson: Male
- Henry Lewis Stimson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Henry Lewis Stimson: Literature\Writer
- Henry Lewis Stimson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
- Henry Lewis Stimson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
- Henry Lewis Stimson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
- John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.: Male
- John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier
- John Nance Garner: Male
- John Nance Garner: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- John Nance Garner: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
- John Nance Garner: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House
- John Nance Garner: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Texas
- John Nance Garner: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Texas
- John William Davis: Male
- John William Davis: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- John William Davis: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- John William Davis: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador
- John William Davis: Politics and Government\Government official\Presidential Advisor
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.82.43
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- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41720ab11-7fe8-4e41-ab72-2af066d5bfa2
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