Robert F. Kennedy
Object Details
- Artist
- Louis S. Glanzman, 1922 - 2013
- Sitter
- Robert Francis Kennedy, 20 Nov 1925 - 6 Jun 1968
- Exhibition Label
- Robert (“Bobby”) Kennedy, running for the Democratic presidential nomination, was fatally shot by assassin Sirhan Sirhan on June 5, 1968, after winning the California primary. This tragically ended one of the most interesting political careers in modern American history and further draped the legacy of the Kennedy family in mourning.
- Coming only months after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Kennedy’s killing plunged an already dismal year of violence and confronta- tion into further darkness. The younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, he had served as attorney general in the thirty-fifth president’s cabinet (1961–63), after which he was elected senator from New York in 1964. He entered the 1968 presidential race in opposition to the Johnson administration’s Vietnam War policies and as a progressive voice on urban and racial issues.
- This somber portrait, by artist Louis Glanzman, appeared on the cover of Time magazine following Kennedy’s internment at Arlington Cemetery on June 8, 1968.
- En plena campaña para la nominación presidencial por el Partido Demócrata, Robert (“Bobby”) Kennedy murió asesinado de un disparo por Sirhan Sirhan el 5 de junio de 1968, luego de ganar la primaria de California. Esta tragedia puso fin a una de las carreras políticas más interesantes en la historia moderna de Estados Unidos y añadió otro manto de luto al legado de la familia Kennedy.
- Apenas unos meses después del asesinato de Martin Luther King Jr., la muerte de Kennedy hundió en mayor oscuridad un ya funesto año de violencia y confrontación. Era hermano menor de John F. Kennedy y ocupó el puesto de fiscal general durante la incumbencia de este como trigésimo quinto presidente del país (1961–63), luego de lo cual fue electo senador por Nueva York (1964). Entró en la contienda presidencial de 1968 oponiéndose a las políticas de la administración de Johnson respecto a Vietnam y con voz progresista en cuestiones urbanas y raciales.
- Este sombrío retrato del artista Louis Glanzman apareció en la portada de la revista Time luego del entierro de Kennedy en el cementerio de Arlington, el 8 de junio de 1968.
- 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; gift of Time magazine
- 1968
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC503
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Louis Glanzman
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Watercolor, gouache and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 49.5 x 35.1cm (19 1/2 x 13 13/16")
- Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Male
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\New York
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Campaign director
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Politics and Government\Brother of US President
- Robert Francis Kennedy: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC503
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4402b3983-aabc-4c8f-a690-8c930c2075d2
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