Object Details
- Artist
- Everett Raymond Kinstler, 5 Aug 1926 - 26 May 2019
- Sitter
- Norman Yoshio Mineta, born 12 Nov 1931
- Exhibition Label
- Born San Jose, California
- On September 11, 2001, when it became clear that terrorists were using hijacked airplanes to attack the United States, Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta acted decisively to shut down air space across the entire country, preempting the possibility of further hijackings. Mineta made the decision just moments after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon and while 4,546 planes were still in the sky.
- Born in San Jose, California, to immigrant Japanese parents, Mineta and his family were interned in Wyoming during World War II. After college and military service, Mineta launched his political career as mayor of San Jose. He served in Congress for twenty years before retiring to work in the airplane industry. He returned to government as a cabinet member in the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
- Nacido en San José, California
- El 11 de septiembre de 2001, cuando ya era obvio que los terroristas estaban utilizando aviones secuestrados para atacar a Estados Unidos, el secretario de transportación Norman Mineta tomó la decisión crucial de cerrar el espacio aéreo a lo largo de todo el país, previendo la posibilidad de otros secuestros. Mineta actuó a solo momentos de que el Vuelo 77 chocara contra el Pentágono, y con 4,546 aviones todavía en el aire.
- De padres japoneses inmigrantes, Mineta estuvo internado con su familia en un campamento de reclusión en Wyoming durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Luego de hacer sus estudios universitarios y el servicio militar, se lanzó al ruedo político, siendo electo alcalde de San José. Sirvió veinte años en el Congreso antes de retirarse para trabajar en la industria aeronáutica. Regresó al gobierno como miembro del gabinete en las administraciones de los presidentes Bill Clinton y George W. Bush.
- Provenance
- The artist; the donor
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of George and Sakaye Aratani; Hill & Knowlton; Verizon Communications; AT&T; Freddie Mac; Saturn Electronics & Engineering/Wally Tsuha; Ms. Irene Hirano and the Japanese American National Museum; National Japanese American Memorial Foundation; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars; Asian American Government Executives Network; Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies; Allen Okamoto, Chairman of Asian Real Estate Association of America; Association of Asian/Pacific Community Health Organizations; Col. S. Phil Ishio (ret.) and Connie Ishio; Japanese American Citizens League (National); Japanese American Citizens League (D.C. Chapter); Japanese American Veterans Association; Justice & Security Strategies, Inc.; Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.; Robert Nakamoto; National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development; National Association of Realtors®; National Council of Asian Pacific Americans; OCA; State Farm®; and other friends of Norman Mineta
- 2009
- Object number
- NPG.2010.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 106.7 x 91.4cm (42 x 36")
- Frame: 117 x 101.8 x 5.1cm (46 1/16 x 40 1/16 x 2")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- 20th Century Americans: 2000 to Present
- On View
- NPG, South Gallery 341
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Artwork\Sculpture\Statuette
- Norman Yoshio Mineta: Male
- Norman Yoshio Mineta: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of Commerce
- Norman Yoshio Mineta: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of Transportation
- Norman Yoshio Mineta: Politics and Government\US Congressman\California
- Norman Yoshio Mineta: Politics and Government\Public Official\Mayor\San Jose, CA
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2010.19
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm483fe685c-b4d8-4129-ba52-ce4868c9efbb
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