Rosa Parks

Object Details

Artist

Marshall D. Rumbaugh, born 1948

Sitter

Rosa Parks, 4 Feb 1913 - 24 Oct 2005

Exhibition Label

Born Tuskegee, Alabama

With a courageous act of civil disobedience, Rosa Parks sparked a challenge to segregation that culminated in one of the seminal victories of the modern civil rights movement. On December 1, 1955, while traveling on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, the seamstress was arrested for refusing the driver’s demand that she surrender her seat to a white male passenger. When Parks was convicted of violating local segregation laws, Montgomery’s African American community launched a massive one-day boycott of the city’s bus system. The boycott expanded with the help of Martin Luther King Jr. to last 382 days, ending only after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional.

Nacida en Tuskegee, Alabama

Con un valeroso acto de desobediencia civil, Rosa Parks lanzó un desafío a la segregación racial que habría de culminar en una de las victorias fundamentales del movimiento moderno por los derechos civiles. El 1 de diciembre de 1955, cuando viajaba en un autobús público en Montgomery, Alabama, la costurera fue arrestada por negarse a la exigencia del conductor de que cediera su asiento a un pasajero blanco. Cuando la condenaron por violar las leyes locales de segregación, la comunidad afroamericana de Montgomery lanzó un boicot masivo de un día contra el sistema de autobuses de la ciudad. Con ayuda de Martin Luther King Jr., el boicot se extendió a 382 días, y solo se dio por terminado cuando el Tribunal Supremo de Estados.

Provenance

Marshall D. Rumbaugh [b. 1948]; purchased NPG 1983

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

1983

Object number

NPG.83.163

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Painted limewood

Dimensions

With Base: 99.1 x 96.5 x 30.5cm (39 x 38 x 12")

Without Base: 94 x 88.9 x 18.4cm (37 x 35 x 7 1/4")

Base: 96.5 x 30.5cm (38 x 12")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition

The Struggle for Justice Refresh

On View

NPG, West Gallery 220

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Headgear\Hat

Weapon\Gun

Baggage & Luggage\Bag\Purse

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Sunglasses

Equipment\Shackles\Handcuffs

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Police

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie

Rosa Parks: Female

Rosa Parks: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist

Rosa Parks: Society and Social Change\Administrator

Rosa Parks: Society and Social Change\Pacifist

Rosa Parks: Crafts and Trades\Textile worker\Seamstress

Rosa Parks: Presidential Medal of Freedom

Rosa Parks: Congressional Gold Medal

Portrait

Record ID

npg_NPG.83.163

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm427322787-79b9-4029-852b-fbd13cf3154a