Mathilde Krim

Object Details

Date
1998 (printed 2014)
Artist
Annie Leibovitz, born 2 Oct 1949
Sitter
Mathilde Krim, 9 Jul 1926 - 15 Jan 2018
Exhibition Label
Born Como, Italy
When cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) initially surfaced in 1981, Mathilde Krim was among the first to grasp the gravity and magnitude of the disease. A highly regarded research scientist based at New York City’s Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Krim mobi¬lized rapidly to educate the public about AIDS and to undertake the medical research needed to treat the disease. She established the first privately funded AIDS research initiative, AIDS Medical Foundation, in 1983. Two years later, it merged with a similarly focused research and education organization in California to create the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), which remains at the fore¬front in the fight against AIDS. Cited for “developing and funding community-based AIDS research and raising public awareness about the disease” as well as providing “comfort and hope to preserve the dignity of thousands of people living with AIDS,” Krim was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000.
Nacida en Como, Italia
Cuando los casos iniciales del síndrome de inmu¬nodeficiencia adquirida (sida) surgieron en 1981, Mathilde Krim fue una de las primeras personas en captar la gravedad y magnitud de la enfermedad. Krim era una investigadora científica de gran pres¬tigio en el Instituto Sloan Kettering para Estudios del Cáncer en la ciudad de Nueva York, y de inme¬diato se movilizó para educar al público acerca del sida y emprender los estudios médicos necesarios para tratar la enfermedad. En 1983, estableció la primera iniciativa de investigación sobre el sida con financiamiento privado, la AIDS Medical Foundation. Dos años después, la entidad se fusionó con una organización de objetivos similares de investigación y educación en California para crear la American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), la cual sigue estando a la vanguardia de la lucha contra el sida. Distinguida por “desarrollar y financiar investigaciones del sida con base comunitaria y crear conciencia sobre la enfermedad”, así como por brindar “consuelo y esperanza para preservar la dignidad de miles de personas que viven con sida”, Krim recibió la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad en el año 2000.
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Costume\Jewelry\Watch
Mathilde Krim: Female
Mathilde Krim: Medicine and Health\Researcher
Portrait
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Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, in honor of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Mathilde Krim
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Object number
NPG.2014.104
Type
Photograph
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© 1998 Annie Leibovitz
Medium
Archival pigment print
Dimensions
Image: 25.1 × 25.1 cm (9 7/8 × 9 7/8")
Sheet: 40.7 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20")
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d3a75c46-b39f-489d-b6d8-2c6a834818c5
Record ID
npg_NPG.2014.104