Object Details
- Artist
- Ernest Hamlin Baker, 1889 - 1975
- Sitter
- Joseph Raymond McCarthy, 14 Nov 1908 - 2 May 1957
- Exhibition Label
- Born near Appleton, Wisconsin
- First elected to the Senate in 1946, Joseph McCarthy briefly rose to a position of unrivaled power in the 1950s by fanning Cold War fears of a deep-seated, internal Communist threat to the United States.
- With his appointment as chairman of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in 1953, McCarthy instigated a series of high-profile hearings marked by bullying tactics and scurrilous accusations of Communist affiliation that wrecked the lives and careers of many of those he targeted.
- This portrait of Senator McCarthy speaks to his ability to grab headlines with his incendiary claims of rampant Communist infiltration of the United States government. It was created to accompany Time magazine’s lengthy cover story in its March 8, 1954, issue, focusing on the backstory to the senator’s ongoing attacks on the United States Army. This feud would culminate in the televised Army-McCarthy hearings and lead to the senator’s downfall.
- Nacido cerca de Appleton, Wisconsin
- Electo por primera vez para el Senado en 1946, Joseph McCarthy ascendió brevemente a una posición de poder sin igual en la década de 1950, durante la Guerra Fría, al avivar el miedo a los peligros de un comunismo arraigado en Estados Unidos. En 1953, como presidente del Subcomité Permanente de Investigaciones del Senado, instigó una serie de audiencias muy notorias, caracterizadas por tácticas de acoso y groseras acusaciones de afiliación comunista que destruyeron las vidas y carreras de muchas de sus víctimas.
- Este retrato de McCarthy evoca su talento para acaparar titulares con incendiarias alegaciones de una rampante infiltración comunista en el gobierno de EE.UU. El retrato se creó para un extenso artículo de la revista Time del 8 de marzo de 1954 sobre el trasfondo de los ataques por parte del senador al Ejército. Este pleito culminó en las llamadas audiencias Ejército-McCarthy, transmitidas por televisión, que condujeron a la caída del senador.
- 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
- 1954
- Object number
- NPG.96.TC31
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Watercolor, gouache, ink, white correction fluid, and graphite pencil on watercolor board
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 44 x 34cm (17 5/16 x 13 3/8")
- Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Printed Material\Newspaper
- Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
- Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Male
- Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Business and Finance\Natural resources commerce\Agriculturist\Farmer
- Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Law and Crime\Judge
- Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Wisconsin
- Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Military and Intelligence\Marine Corps\Officer\Lieutenant
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.96.TC31
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm455edc1dc-71bf-4306-869f-b2f8644c75e1
