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Nancy Reagan

National Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist
Diana Walker, born 1942
Sitter
Nancy Davis Reagan, 6 Jul 1921 - 6 Mar 2016
Exhibition Label
Nancy Reagan 1921–2016
As first lady from 1981 to 1989, Nancy Reagan sought to heighten the style and glamour of White House events, much as Jacqueline Kennedy had done twenty years earlier. Like other first ladies, Reagan also chose worthy causes to endorse. She supported the Foster Grandparent Program and in 1982 launched her “Just Say No” campaign to fight youth drug abuse and support drug rehabilitation programs.
While President Ronald Reagan was in France in 1982 to attend the economic summit conference held at Versailles, the first lady commemorated the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy by visiting Omaha Beach Memorial Cemetery. In this photograph, she stoops to place flowers on a grave in remembrance of the thousands of American G.I.s who lost their lives on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Nancy Reagan 1921–2016
En su rol de primera dama entre 1981 y 1989, Nancy Reagan quiso realzar el estilo y el glamour de los eventos de la Casa Blanca, tal como lo hizo Jacqueline Kennedy 20 años antes. Al igual que otras primeras damas, Reagan también endosó causas nobles. Apoyó el Programa de Abuelos Adoptivos y en 1982 lanzó su campaña “Solo di no” para combatir el abuso de drogas entre los jóvenes y apoyar programas de rehabilitación.
Mientras el presidente Ronald Reagan asistía a la cumbre económica de 1982 en Versalles, Francia, la primera dama conmemoró el 38vo aniversario de la invasión de los aliados a Normandía visitando el Cementerio y Monumento de Omaha Beach. En esta foto se inclina a colocar flores sobre una tumba en recuerdo de los miles de soldados estadounidenses que perdieron sus vidas el Día D, 6 de junio de 1944.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Diana Walker
1982 (printed 2011)
Object number
NPG.2011.38
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Diana Walker
Type
Photograph
Medium
Digital inkjet print
Dimensions
Image: 30.8 x 44.6 cm (12 1/8 x 17 9/16")
Sheet: 43.3 x 56 cm (17 1/16 x 22 1/16")
Mat (horizontal): 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28")
Place
France\Normandie
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition
Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States
On View
NPG, West Gallery 250
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Exterior
Symbols & Motifs\Flag
Funereal\Gravestone
Nancy Davis Reagan: Female
Nancy Davis Reagan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
Nancy Davis Reagan: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
Nancy Davis Reagan: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Nancy Davis Reagan: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.2011.38
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ff95d6ac-a342-4b5e-934c-a86a0aca3ed5

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