Warren G. Harding
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Object Details
- Artist
- Margaret Lindsay Williams, 1888 - 1960
- Sitter
- Warren Gamaliel Harding, 2 Nov 1865 - 2 Aug 1923
- Exhibition Label
- Twenty-ninth president, 1921–1923
- Republican Warren Harding, a former lieutenant governor and senator from Ohio, entered the White House following an era of upheaval. He promised to “think of America first” and restore “normalcy” after a period of sweeping social reforms, increases in racial segregation, and the trauma of World War I. Under Harding’s leadership at the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–22, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan joined the United States in signing a treaty that slowed a global arms race. Although Harding lowered taxes and reduced the national debt, the Teapot Dome Scandal of 1921–23, which involved one of his top appointees, marked a lowpoint in his brief term. Completed after his untimely death in office, this portrait by Welsh artist Margaret Lindsay Williams bears Harding’s full name above the Presidential Seal in the upper-right corner. Later, Williams would become famous for her portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British royal family.
- 29no presidente, 1921–1923
- El republicano Warren Harding, quien fue vicegobernador y senador de Ohio, llegó a la Casa Blanca luego de una época turbulenta. Prometió “pensar en Estados Unidos primero” y restaurar “la normalidad” tras una etapa de extensas reformas sociales, creciente segregación racial y el trauma la 1ra Guerra Mundial. Durante la Conferencia Naval de Washington en 1921-22, Harding ejerció su liderazgo para que Gran Bretaña, Francia, Italia y Japón firmaran junto a Estados Unidos un tratado que frenó la carrera armamentista mundial. Aunque también redujo los impuestos y la deuda nacional, el llamado “escándalo de Teapot Dome” (1921–23), en el cual estuvo implicado uno de sus asesores principales, fue una mancha en su breve mandato. Completado después de su prematura muerte cuando aún era presidente, este retrato de la artista galesa Margaret Lindsay Williams lleva el nombre completo de Harding sobre el sello presidencial en la esquina superior derecha. Williams fue muy conocida por sus retratos de la reina Isabel II y otros miembros de la familia real británica.
- Provenance
- Margaret Lindsay Williams [d.1960]. (Peter Eaton, London).(King V. Hostick, Chicago); purchased 1966 NPG.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1923
- Object number
- NPG.66.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Frame (Verified): 156.2 x 121.3 x 11.4cm (61 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 4 1/2")
- Stretcher: 135.9 × 99.7cm (53 1/2 × 39 1/4")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- America's Presidents (Reinstallation September 2017)
- On View
- NPG, West Gallery 210
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior
- Printed Material\Book
- Costume\Jewelry\Ring
- Costume\Jewelry\Pin\Tie pin
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
- Warren Gamaliel Harding: Male
- Warren Gamaliel Harding: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
- Warren Gamaliel Harding: Politics and Government\President of US
- Warren Gamaliel Harding: Politics and Government\US Senator\Ohio
- Warren Gamaliel Harding: Politics and Government\State Senator\Ohio
- Warren Gamaliel Harding: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Broker\Insurance agent
- Warren Gamaliel Harding: Politics and Government\Lieutenant Governor\Ohio
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.66.21
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm476b4a714-cdcd-4685-8806-de1928d72e44
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