Sandra Day O'Connor
Serving on the highest court in the country
On September 25, 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1985, O'Connor quietly donated the robe she wore to the ceremony—the robe that symbolized a milestone in her judicial career and in women’s history—to the National Museum of American History. In her 25 years on the Supreme Court, she earned a reputation as a pragmatic centrist voice by judging each case on its individual merits and specializing in narrowly crafted opinions.
Sandra Day O'Connor
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- Date
- 2006
- Artist
- Jean Marcellino, born 1938
- Sitter
- Sandra Day O'Connor, born 26 Mar 1930
- Provenance
- The artist; gift 2008 to NPG
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Costume\Robe
- Sandra Day O'Connor: Female
- Sandra Day O'Connor: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
- Sandra Day O'Connor: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
- Sandra Day O'Connor: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Chancellor
- Sandra Day O'Connor: Politics and Government\State Senator\Arizona
- Sandra Day O'Connor: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Portrait
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Jean Marcellino
- Data Source
- National Portrait Gallery
- Object number
- NPG.2008.87
- Type
- Painting
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © 2008, Jean Marcellino
- Medium
- Oil on linen
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 50.8 x 40.6cm (20 x 16")
- Frame: 61.9 x 51.8 x 5.1cm (24 3/8 x 20 3/8 x 2")
- Metadata Usage
- Usage conditions apply
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2008.87
