Pandit Nehru and Mao Tse-tung
Object Details
- Date
- 1962
- Artist
- Robert Vickrey, 26 Aug 1926 - 17 Apr 2011
- Sitter
- Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889 - 1964
- Mao Tse-Tung, 26 Dec 1893 - Sep 1976
- 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.
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Hat
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Button
- Mao Tse-Tung: Male
- Mao Tse-Tung: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary
- Mao Tse-Tung: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Communist Party Chairman
- Jawaharlal Nehru: Male
- Jawaharlal Nehru: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Prime Minister
- Portrait
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
- Data Source
- National Portrait Gallery
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC617
- Type
- Painting
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Robert Vickrey / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Medium
- Tempera on illustration board
- Dimensions
- Sight: 39.4 x 27.9cm (15 1/2 x 11")
- Metadata Usage
- Usage conditions apply
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC617
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